Polymerase chain reaction primers for investigations on the causative agent of proliferative kidney disease of salmonids

The proliferative kidney disease organism (PKX), probably a myxosporean (Kent & Hedrick 1985), is the aetiological agent of proliferative kidney disease (PKD) (Ferguson & Adair 1977). This serious parasitic disease of salmonids causes severe losses to the rainbow trout, Oncorhychus mykiss (W...

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Published in:Journal of fish diseases 1997-11, Vol.20 (6), p.467-470
Main Authors: Saulnier, D., De Kinkelin, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Oncorhynchus mykiss
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Summary:The proliferative kidney disease organism (PKX), probably a myxosporean (Kent & Hedrick 1985), is the aetiological agent of proliferative kidney disease (PKD) (Ferguson & Adair 1977). This serious parasitic disease of salmonids causes severe losses to the rainbow trout, Oncorhychus mykiss (Walbaum), farming industry, especially in Europe. A recent review on PKD (Hedrick, MacConnell & de Kinkelin 1993) pointed out that, although much knowledge had been raised on clinical and pathological aspects of the condition and ultrastructural features of the PKX development in fish tissues, other fields remained poorly documented, if not obscure. This includes information on the life-cycle, which should comprise an alternation of myxosporean and actinosporean stages (El Matbouli, Fisher-Scherl & Hoffmann 1992).
ISSN:0140-7775
1365-2761
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2761.1997.00321.x