Long term Gyrodactylus lomi infection on isolated juvenile chub (Leuciscus cephalus).
Previous studies on long term gyrodactylid infections on isolated fish have shown that for the majority of Gyrodactylus-fish interactions, infections peak at a maximum level and then decline as the host mounts an effective immune response. In the current study, juvenile chub collected from the wild still harboured Gyrodactylus lomi infections after 6 - 10 months in the laboratory despite being individually maintained at 12 C.
King
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School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK. kingta@cardiff.ac.uk
Harris
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Cable
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D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*