Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) in Icelandic fresh water. Distribution and prevalence of Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae and its effect on salmonid populations in Iceland

Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) is a serious disease of salmonids caused by a myxozoan parasite, Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (T.b.). PKD is temperature dependent and only develops when water temperature exceeds approximately 12-14°C for several weeks. If these criteria are reached the disease c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fjóla Rut Svavarsdóttir 1989-
Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Líf- og læknavísindi
Lax
Fisksjúkdómar
Arctic
Elliðavatn
Arctic charr
Iceland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1946/24816

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