Genotoxicity of two pathogenic strains of zoosporic fungi (Achlya klebsiana and Aphanomyces laevis) on erythrocytes of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-31

  Osman, A ^a   Ali, E ^b   Hashem, M ^b   Mostafa, M ^a   Mekkawy, I ^b  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Comet assay; Genotoxicity; micronucleus test; Nile tilapia; nuclear lesions; Zoosporic fungi

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; BLOOD; CICHLID; DNA; FUNGUS; GENOTOXICITY; PATHOGEN;

ACHLYA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPOSURE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GENOTOXICITY; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NONHUMAN; TILAPIA; ZOOSPORE;

ACHLYA; ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; CELL NUCLEUS; CICHLIDS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS;

ACHLYA KLEBSIANA; APHANOMYCES LAEVIS; FUNGI; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 70350738342     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.08.021     Document Type: Article

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