Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa), the causative agent of whirling disease, reduces fecundity and feeding activity of Tubifex tubifex (Oligochaeta)

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 603-613

  Shirakashi, S ^a   El Matbouli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clitellum; Fecundity; Feeding; Myxozoa; Parasitic castration; Tubificid; Whirling disease

Indexed keywords

ACTINOSPORE; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CASTRATION; COCOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILITY; FISH DISEASE; GROWTH; HOST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MORTALITY; MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; MYXOSPORE; MYXOZOAN SPORE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL; WHIRLING DISEASE; ANIMAL; EATING; FISH; MYXOBOLUS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; MYXOZOA; SALMONIDAE; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX; TUBIFICIDAE;

ANIMALS; EATING; FERTILITY; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; MYXOBOLUS; OLIGOCHAETA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651148342     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009005721     Document Type: Article

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