Development of a real-time PCR assay for the identification of Gyrodactylus parasites infecting salmonids in northern Europe

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-142

  Collins, Catherine M ^a   Kerr, Rose ^b   Mcintosh, Rebecca ^a   Snow, Mike ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Gyrodactylus salaris; TaqMan MGB real time PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DNA; ECTOPARASITE; FLATWORM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SALMONID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECTOPARASITOSIS; EUROPE; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PLATYHELMINTH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONID; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EUROPE; FISH DISEASES; PLATYHELMINTHS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

NORTHERN EUROPE;

GYRODACTYLUS; GYRODACTYLUS LUCII; GYRODACTYLUS SALARIS; GYRODACTYLUS TEUCHIS; GYRODACTYLUS THYMALLI; GYRODACTYLUS TRUTTAE; MONOGENEA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77954126374     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02201     Document Type: Article

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