Immunity to Amoeba
Amoebic infections in fish are most likely underestimated and sometimes overlooked due to the challengesassociated with their diagnosis. Amoebic diseases reported in fish affect either gills or internalorgans or may be systemic. Host response ranges from hyperplastic response in gill infections to i...
Published in: | Developmental & Comparative Immunology |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
2014
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2013.07.021 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23921258 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/91203 |
Summary: | Amoebic infections in fish are most likely underestimated and sometimes overlooked due to the challengesassociated with their diagnosis. Amoebic diseases reported in fish affect either gills or internalorgans or may be systemic. Host response ranges from hyperplastic response in gill infections to inflammation(including granuloma formation) in internal organs. This review focuses on the immune responseof Atlantic salmon to Neoparamoeba perurans , the causative agent of Amoebic Gill Disease (AGD). |
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