Distinctive site preference of the fish parasite Myxobolus cerebralis (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) during host invasion

• Published in: Acta veterinaria Hungarica (Budapest. 1983) Vol. 67; no. 2; p. 212
• Main Authors: Eszterbauer, Edit, Sipos, Dóra, Szakály, Ágnes, Herczeg, Dávid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hungary 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Animal Fins - parasitology; Animals; Carps; Disease Susceptibility - epidemiology; Disease Susceptibility - parasitology; Disease Susceptibility - veterinary; Fish Diseases - epidemiology; Fish Diseases - parasitology; Gills - parasitology; Host-Parasite Interactions; Myxobolus - physiology; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Parasitic Diseases, Animal - epidemiology; Parasitic Diseases, Animal - parasitology; Prevalence; Skin - parasitology; Trout; TAM; whirling disease; rainbow trout; gibel carp; host–parasite interaction; Myxozoans; brown trout

Here, we experimentally studied the site preference of , one of the most pathogenic myxozoan (Cnidaria, Myxozoa) fish parasites, which causes whirling disease in salmonids. Parasite invasion was examined in three fish species with various susceptibility levels: the type host brown trout, the highly...