Abstract
Amoebic gill disease (AGD) of maricultured salmonids and turbot Scophthalmus maximus is caused by Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis. It causes significant losses mainly in marine-cultured salmonids and is an emerging problem in turbot culture in Spain. Histopathological lesions are mainly hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the gill epithelium. The parasite is confined to the gill surface. There is evidence that non-specific immunity is involved in fish acquiring resistance to AGD and there is no similar evidence for acquisition of a specific immune response. For salmonids, the only effective treatment for AGD is a freshwater bath.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 554-556 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Acta Zoologica Sinica |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 2005 |