Infection of Aulorhynchus flavidus (Gill) (Osteichthyes: Gasterosteiformes) by Kudoa thyrsites (Gilchrist) (Myxosporea: Multivalvulida)

The myxosporean parasite Kudoa thyrsites is reported from a new host, Aulorhynchus flavidus, the tube-snout, collected near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Prevalence reached 100% and intensity 1,535 pseudocysts per 2 cm length of fish. Polymerase chain reaction primers specific for K. thyrsite...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 1997-10, Vol.83 (5), p.810-814
Main Authors: Shaw, R.W, Hervio, D.M.L, Devlin, R.H, Adamson, M.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal protozoal diseases
Animals
Aulorhynchus flavidis
Aulorhynchus flavidus
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
BRITISH COLUMBIA
British Columbia - epidemiology
COLOMBIE BRITANNIQUE
COLUMBIA BRITANICA
CYSTS
DIMENSION
DIMENSIONS
DNA, Protozoan - analysis
Ectoparasitology
ESPORAS
Eukaryota - genetics
Eukaryota - isolation & purification
Fish culture
Fish Diseases - epidemiology
Fish Diseases - parasitology
GASTEROSTEIFORMES
HOSTS
HOTE
HUESPEDES
INCIDENCE
Infections
Infectious diseases
Kudoa thyrsites
KYSTE
Marine
Marine fishes
Medical sciences
Muscle fibers
Muscle, Skeletal - parasitology
MYXOSPORA
Ocean fisheries
Parasite hosts
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Polymerase chain reaction
Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
Prevalence
Protozoal diseases
Protozoan Infections, Animal - epidemiology
Protozoan Infections, Animal - parasitology
QUISTES
RESERVOIR HOSTS
Salmon
SPORE
SPORES
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Summary:The myxosporean parasite Kudoa thyrsites is reported from a new host, Aulorhynchus flavidus, the tube-snout, collected near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Prevalence reached 100% and intensity 1,535 pseudocysts per 2 cm length of fish. Polymerase chain reaction primers specific for K. thyrsites amplified a fragment of the small subunit rDNA and confirmed identification. These primers also allowed detection of K. thyrsites in young (
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3284272