Wild fish are not a significant reservoir for Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis (Page, 1987)

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Douglas-Helders, GM, Dawson, DR, Carson, J, Nowak, BF
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2002
• Subjects: Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; Fisheries Sciences; Aquaculture; Seahorse; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2761.2002.00394.x; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/24100

Amoebic gill disease (AGD), caused by the protozoan Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis (Page, 1987) is the most important disease affecting salmon farms in Tasmania. Reservoirs for this protozoan parasite are largely unknown. This study investigated wild fish as a potential reservoir of N. pemaquidensis. A...