Rapid detection and quantification of Neoparamoeba perurans in the marine environment

Aquaculture

Volumn 309, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 56-61

  Bridle, A R ^a   Crosbie, P B B ^a   Cadoret, K ^a   Nowak, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoebic gill disease; Environmental detection; Neoparamoeba perurans; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; FINFISH; HYBRIDIZATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; REAL TIME; SALMONID; SEAWATER;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

AMOEBA (GENUS); NEOPARAMOEBA; PROTOZOA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 78049527856     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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