Prevalence of six amoeba species colonising the gills of farmed Atlantic salmon with amoebic gill disease (AGD) using qPCR

Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is the primary health concern for Atlantic salmon Salmo salar farmed in Tasmania, Australia. Neoparamoeba perurans is the aetiological agent of AGD; however, a diversity of other amoebae colonise the gills, and their role in AGD is unknown. Previous studies which document...

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Main Authors: English, CJ, Swords, F, Downes, JK, Ruane, NM, Botwright, NA, Taylor, RS, Barnes, AC, Wynne, JW, Lima, PC, Cook, MT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2019-08-01
Series:Aquaculture Environment Interactions
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/aei/v11/p405-415/