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Propagation of the myxozoan parasite Myxobolus cerebralis by different geographic and genetic populations of Tubifex tubifex: an Oregon perspective.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Sept 2009
Hallett Sascha L, Lorz Harriet V, Atkinson Stephen D, Rasmussen Charlotte, Xue Lan, Bartholomew Jerri L
Abstract excerpt
Tubifex tubifex are obligate invertebrate hosts in the life cycle of Myxobolus cerebralis, the myxozoan parasite that causes whirling disease in salmonid fishes. This exotic parasite is established to varying degrees across Oregon's Columbia River system (Pacific Northwest, USA) and characteristics of local T. tubifex populations likely play a role in the pattern of disease occurrence. To better understand these...
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