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Accession number:

735

Host species (latin):

Anguilla anguilla

Common name:

Eel, European

Disease/condition:

Myxosporidiosis

Location (host):

Kidney

Aetiology:

Myxidium giardi

Aetiology:

Myxidium giardi

Additional Information:

Significance:

This organism is known to cause high levels of mortality in elvers introduced to freshwater environments. It is therefore likely that the parasite contributed to the mortalities observed on the farm.

Lession:

High numbers of the spores belonging to the Myxosporean parasite, Myxidium giardi were found in kidney imprints from the eels.

Stains:

Location:

Chinese eel farm

Area:

Not recorded

Country:

China

Submitter:

S. W. Feist

Accession date:

1/6/2001

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