Production of salmonid amoebic gill disease by exposure to Paramoeba sp. harvested from the gills of infected fish

D. Zilberg; A. Gross; B. L. Munday

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2761.2001.00271.x

Production of salmonid amoebic gill disease by exposure to Paramoeba sp. harvested from the gills of infected fish

D. Zilberg, A. Gross, B. L. Munday

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Abstract

Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., were exposed to different concentrations of Paramoeba sp. The lowest concentration which induced amoebic gill disease (AGD) was 230 Paramoeba sp. L^-1 and the severity of infection increased with increasing concentration. The concentration of Paramoeba sp. positively correlated with the number of gill lesions (R² > 0.7). This study provides evidence that Paramoeba sp. is the causative agent of AGD and describes an experimental model that enables the severity of the induced disease to be controlled.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-82
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Fish Diseases
Volume	24
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2761.2001.00271.x
State	Published - 12 Apr 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Amoebic gill disease
Experimental infection
Paramoeba sp.
Salmonids

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Aquatic Science
Veterinary (miscellaneous)

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Production of salmonid amoebic gill disease by exposure to Paramoeba sp. harvested from the gills of infected fish

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