Isolation of Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis Page, 1987 from Marine and Estuarine Sediments in Tasmania

To gauge environmental ubiquity of Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis, the causative agent of amoebic gill disease (AGD) in farmed Atlantic salmon in Tasmania, sediments in both marine and estuarine sites, including those with no history of AGD, were screened for presence of the organism. With one exception...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Crosbie, PBB, Nowak, BF, Carson, J
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: European Association of Fish Pathologists 2003
Subjects:
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Fisheries Sciences
Aquaculture
Atlantic salmon
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/34241
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Summary:To gauge environmental ubiquity of Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis, the causative agent of amoebic gill disease (AGD) in farmed Atlantic salmon in Tasmania, sediments in both marine and estuarine sites, including those with no history of AGD, were screened for presence of the organism. With one exception N. pemaquidensis was detected in all locations.

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