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Susceptibility to Myxobolus cerebralis among Tubifex tubifex populations from ten major drainage basins in Colorado where Cutthroat Trout are endemic.
Journal of aquatic animal health - 1 Mar 2014
Nehring R Barry, Lukacs P M, Baxa D V, Stinson M E T, Chiaramonte L, Wise S K, Poole B, Horton A
Abstract excerpt
Establishment of Myxobolus cerebralis (Mc) resulted in declines of wild Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss populations in streams across Colorado during the 1990s. However, the risk for establishment and spread of this parasite into high-elevation habitats occupied by native Cutthroat Trout O. clarkii was unknown. Beginning in 2003, tubificid worms were collected from all major drainages where Cutthroat Trout were...
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