Absence of the Protozoan Myxosoma cerebralis (Myxozoa: Myxosporea), the Cause of Whirling Disease, in a Survey of Salmonids from British Columbia
Myxosoma cerebralis (Hofer, 1903) was not observed in 973 wild and 4496 cultured salmonids examined from collections made in widely separated localities in British Columbia from 1968 to 1980. Species investigated were Salmo clarki (180), S. gairdneri (3688), S. trutta (16), Salvelinus fontinalis (18...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1981
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f81-136 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f81-136 |