Important breakthrough in salmon disease research

Our research group at the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute has made an unexpected discovery that has rewritten 20 years of research. A previously unknown but related species of parasitic amoeba has been identified as the cause of amoebic gill disease (AGD), a familiar problem troubling...

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Main Authors: Young, ND, Morrison, RN, Crosbie, PBB, Adams, MB, Nowak, BF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: VIP Productions 2007
Subjects:
300703 Aquaculture
Atlantic salmon
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/5198/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/5198/1/AQUACULTUREHEALTH10%5B1%5D.pdf
http://www.aquaculturehealth.com/
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Summary:Our research group at the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute has made an unexpected discovery that has rewritten 20 years of research. A previously unknown but related species of parasitic amoeba has been identified as the cause of amoebic gill disease (AGD), a familiar problem troubling Atlantic salmon aquaculture in Tasmania, Australia. The study, to be published in the journal International Journal for Parasitology, is the first to formally confirm the disease-causing agent of AGD.

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