Ceratonova shasta infection in lower Feather River Chinook juveniles and trends in water-borne spore stages

We performed a five-year (2015–2020) survey of juvenile natural Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), adult salmon carcasses, and river water from the lower Feather River to determine infection prevalence, distribution, and spore quantity of the myxozoan parasite Ceratonova shasta. Average prev...

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Main Authors: John Scott Foott, Jason Kindopp, Katie Gordon, Alana Imrie, Kassie Hikey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2023-07-01
Series:California Fish and Wildlife Journal
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Online Access:https://journal.wildlife.ca.gov/2023/07/10/ceratonova-shasta-infection-in-lower-feather-river-chinook-juveniles-and-trends-in-water-borne-spore-stages/