Parental genetic diversity of brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario) brood stock affects offspring susceptibility to whirling disease

Abstract Background Whirling disease, caused by the myxozoan parasite Myxobolus cerebralis, has high economical and ecological importance worldwide. Susceptibility to the disease varies considerably among salmonid species. In brown trout (Salmo trutta) the infection is usually subclinical with low m...

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Main Authors: Edit Eszterbauer, Barbara Forró, Zoltán Tolnai, Csaba Ferenc Guti, Gergely Zsigmond, György Hoitsy, Dennis Marc Kallert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0744-2