In vitro Study of the Microsporidian Parasite Loma morhua, Using Cod-derived Cells and Novel Culture Techniques

• Main Author: MacLeod, Michael J
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2012
• Subjects: Atlantic cod; Loma morhua; microsporidia; parasitology; cell biology; in vitro; Loma; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1127; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/2126/viewcontent/Mike_MacLeod_In_Vitro_Study_Loma_morhua_Final.pdf

The cod populations of the Canadian Atlantic were once highly productive, generating enormous annual harvests and attracting fishing fleets from many nations. However, through the late 1980s improved fishing technology, unprecedented capture rates, and poor fishery management brought wild stocks bey...