Granulomatous myositis associated with a novel alveolate pathogen in an adult southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-167

  Jones, Megan E B ^a,d   Armién, Aníbal G ^b   Rothermel, Betsie B ^c   Pessier, Allan P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Dermomycoides sp.; Protozoa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

FROG; HISTOLOGY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METAMORPHOSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTOZOAN; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; MALE; MYOSITIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RANIDAE;

ANIMALS; MALE; MYOSITIS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RANIDAE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; DERMOCYSTIDIUM; DERMOMYCOIDES; DINOPHYCEAE; LITHOBATES; PERKINSUS; PROTOZOA; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; RANIDAE;

EID: 84872197525     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02539     Document Type: Article

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