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Accession number:

164

Host species (latin):

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Common name:

Trout, Rainbow Freshwater

Disease/condition:

Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD)

Location (host):

Kidney

Aetiology:

Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae

Aetiology:

Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae

Additional Information:

Significance:

Only two fish examined showed this condition. Significance of this disease in wild fish unknown.

Lession:

Proliferation of haemopoeitic tissue of the kidney. Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae was present in large numbers.

Stains:

Location:

Above Trout farm where disease had been identified

Area:

Yorkshire

Country:

Submitter:

E. Hudson

Accession date:

11/26/1980

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