Pseudocyst formation in the marine parasitic amoeba Neoparamoeba perurans: a short-term survival strategy to abrupt salinity variation

J Fish Dis. 2017 Aug;40(8):1109-1113. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12588. Epub 2016 Dec 21.

Authors

P C Lima¹, R S Taylor², M Cook³

Affiliations

¹ Integrated Sustainable Aquaculture Production, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Woorim, QLD, Australia.
² Integrated Sustainable Aquaculture Production, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
³ Integrated Sustainable Aquaculture Production, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, Australia.

PMID: 28000922
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12588

No abstract available

Keywords: amoeba; amoebic gill disease; freshwater; pseudocyst.

MeSH terms

Amebiasis / parasitology
Amebiasis / physiopathology
Amebiasis / prevention & control
Amebiasis / veterinary*
Amoebozoa / physiology*
Animals
Fish Diseases / parasitology
Fish Diseases / physiopathology
Fish Diseases / prevention & control*
Fresh Water
Gills / parasitology
In Vitro Techniques
Salinity*
Salmo salar*
Trophozoites / physiology