Hepatic microsporidiosis of juvenile grey mullet, Chelon labrosus, with particular reference to parasite development and transmission
Microgemma hepaticus gen.n.sp.n. is described from the liver of juvenile mullet, Chelon labrosus. Development occurs within xenomas, of diameter 500 µm. These have microvillar surfaces, encircling bands of mitochondria and a reticulate nucleus with many nucleoli. Meronts are plasmodial, divide by pl...
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University of Plymouth
1984
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.351344 |