Cysteine proteases and acid phosphatases contribute to Tetrahymena spp. pathogenicity in guppies, Poecilia reticulata

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 166, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Leibowitz, M Pimenta ^a,b   Ofir, R ^a   Golan Goldhirsh, A ^a   Zilberg, D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Colors Aquaculture R and D ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Fish; Guppy; Pathogenicity; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TETRAHYMENA;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; CYSTEINE PROTEASES; FISH DISEASES; POECILIA; TETRAHYMENA; TIME FACTORS;

POECILIA RETICULATA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA SP.;

EID: 70350233613     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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