The impact of Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae and Myxobolus cerebralis co-infections on pathology in rainbow trout

Abstract Background Myxozoan parasites pose emerging health issues for wild and farmed salmonid fish. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a particularly susceptible species to Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (Malacosporea), the etiological agent of Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD), and to Myxobol...

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Main Authors: Mohamed H. Kotob, Bartolomeo Gorgoglione, Gokhlesh Kumar, Mahmoud Abdelzaher, Mona Saleh, Mansour El-Matbouli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2347-6