Identification of 'Candidatus Piscichlamydia salmonis' in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus during a survey of charr production facilities in North America

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-49

  Draghi, Andrew I I ^a   Bebak, Julie ^a,e   Daniels, Stephen ^a   Tulman, Edan R ^a,b   Geary, Steven J ^a,b   West, A Brian ^a,c   Popov, Vsevolod L ^d   Frasca Jr , Salvatore ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

' Candidatus Piscichlamydia salmonis'; Arctic charr; Chlamydia; Environment; Epitheliocystis; Survey; Water supply

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHERY SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LESION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONID; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA;

CANDIDATUS PISCICHLAMYDIA; CANDIDATUS PISCICHLAMYDIA SALMONIS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDIALES; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; TROUT;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIALES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FISH DISEASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; NORTH AMERICA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; TROUT;

EID: 77952307360     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02171     Document Type: Article

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