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Accession number:

485

Host species (latin):

Salmo trutta

Common name:

Trout, Sea

Disease/condition:

Myxosporidiosis

Location (host):

Muscle

Aetiology:

Kudoa thrysites

Aetiology:

Kudoa thrysites

Additional Information:

Significance:

An increasing number of reports since 1990.

Lession:

Small cysts in the skeletal muscle, generalised disintegration of myofibrils caused by action of the parasites and delayed fixation of the sample.

Stains:

Location:

Not recorded

Area:

Wales

Country:

Submitter:

S.W. Feist

Accession date:

5/10/1992

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