Myxosporean and microsporidian infections in cultured Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis in Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 981-990

  Zhang, Jinyong ^a   Meng, Fei ^b   Yokoyama, Hiroshi ^b   Miyahara, Jiro ^c   Takami, Ikuo ^c   Ogawa, Kazuo ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NAGASAKI PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kudoa shiomitsui; Kudoa yasunagai; Microsporidian; Microsporidium; Myxosporean; Pacific bluefin tuna; Thunnus orientalis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KUDOA; KUDOA SHIOMITSUI; KUDOA YASUNAGAI; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORIDIUM SERIOLAE; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 78650175930     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-010-0284-9     Document Type: Article

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