Characterisation of an immunodominant, high molecular weight glycoprotein on the surface of infectious Neoparamoeba spp., causative agent of amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 946-955

  Villavedra, Margarita ^a,b   To, Joyce ^a,b   Lemke, Susan ^a,b   Birch, Debra ^d   Crosbie, Phil ^b,c   Adams, Mark ^b,c   Broady, Kevin ^a,b   Nowak, Barbara ^b,c   Raison, Robert L ^a,b   Wallach, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Aquafin Cooperative Research Centre Henley Beach   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoebic gill disease; Glycans; Glycoprotein; Mucin; Neoparamoeba; Salmon

Indexed keywords

NEOPARAMOEBA; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77957755605     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.07.036     Document Type: Article

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