The oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica: molecular tools for improved taxonomy and species identification.

Saprolegnia parasitica is a pathogenic oomycete that cause saprolegniosis. Freshwater fish like salmon and trout species are particularly vulnerable to infection, which is characterized by cotton-like grayish mycelial growth on the surface of the fish. Currently, an effective treatment for this dise...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leung, Wai Lam
Other Authors: Hintz, William E. A.
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3929