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Molecular genetic diversity and characterization of conjugation genes in the fish parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 May 2015
MacColl Elisabeth, Therkelsen Matthew D, Sherpa Tshering, Ellerbrock Hannah, Johnston Lily A, Jariwala Ravi H, Chang WeiShu, Gurtowski James, Schatz Michael C, Mozammal Hossain M, Cassidy-Hanley Donna M, Clark Theodore G, Chang Wei-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is the etiologic agent of "white spot", a commercially important disease of freshwater fish. As a parasitic ciliate, I. multifiliis infects numerous host species across a broad geographic range. Although Ichthyophthirius outbreaks are difficult to control, recent sequencing of the I. multifiliis genome has revealed a number of potential metabolic pathways for therapeutic intervention,...
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