Disinfection of contaminated water by ultraviolet irradiation, with emphasis on whirling disease (Myxosoma cerebralis) and its effect on fish
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Abstract
Rainbow trout fry developed whirling disease upon exposure to water contaminated with Myxosoma cerebralis. When similarly contaminated water was irradiated with 2537 Angstrom units of ultraviolet light at dosages of 35,000, 43,000, and 112,000 microwatt sec/cm2, infection of fry was prevented. The minimum effective dosage was not determined in the present experiments. High mortality and a 61% growth inhibition of survivors occurred in the infected fry.
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Hoffman, G.L., 1974, Disinfection of contaminated water by ultraviolet irradiation, with emphasis on whirling disease (Myxosoma cerebralis) and its effect on fish: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 103, no. 3, p. 541-550, https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1974)103<541:DOCWBU>2.0.CO;2.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Disinfection of contaminated water by ultraviolet irradiation, with emphasis on whirling disease (Myxosoma cerebralis) and its effect on fish |
| Series title | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| DOI | 10.1577/1548-8659(1974)103<541:DOCWBU>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Fisheries Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Leetown Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 541 |
| Last page | 550 |