Original observations of <it>Desmozoon lepeophtherii</it>, a microsporidian hyperparasite infecting the salmon louse <it>Lepeophtheirus salmonis</it>, and its subsequent detection by other researchers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A microsporidian hyperparasite, <it>Desmozoon lepeophtherii</it>, of the parasitic copepod <it>Lepeophtheirus salmonis </it>(salmon louse), infecting farmed Atlantic salmon (<it>Salmo salar</it>), was first discovered in the we...

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Main Authors: Freeman Mark A, Sommerville Christina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/231