Myxosoma cerebralis: In Vitro Sporulation of the Myxosporidan of Salmonid Whirling Disease |
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| Authors: | KEN WOLF MARIA E. MARKIW |
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| Affiliation: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eastern Fish Disease Laboratory, Kearneysville, West Virginia 25430 |
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| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS. Trophozoites and other pre-spore stages of the myxosporidan Myxosoma cerebralis were taken from infected rainbow trout ( Salmo gairdneri ) and cultured in vitro. Cultures eventually yielded mature spores capable of discharging their polar capsules. This is the first report of culture of a myxosporidan. |
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| Keywords: | Myxosoma cerebralis salmonid whirling disease in vitro culture |
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