Tetrahymena sp. infection in guppies, Poecilia reticulata Peters: Parasite characterization and pathology of infected fish

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 845-855

  Leibowitz, M P ^a,b,c   Zilberg, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Northern and Central Arava Tamar   (Israel)

^c Tamar Regional Council   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fish; Guppy; Infection; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CILIATE INFECTION; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FISH DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TETRAHYMENA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POECILIA; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; TETRAHYMENA;

CILIOPHORA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; EUKARYOTA; POECILIA RETICULATA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA SP.;

EID: 70349419835     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01062.x     Document Type: Article

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