Detection of Ichthyophonus by chromogenic in situ hybridization
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Abstract
Ichthyophonus hoferi (Plehn & Mulsow 1911) is a protistan parasite in the class Mesomycetozoea that infects a large range of marine and freshwater fish (Mendoza, Taylor & Ajello 2002; McVicar 2011). The broad host and geographic range, which includes both fresh and marine waters of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, combined with a lack of distinguishing morphological characteristics, have prompted speculation that Ichthyophonus-like organisms in multiple species of fish, as well as reptiles, amphibians, birds and invertebrates, may have been incorrectly classified under a single type species I. hoferi (McVicar 2011). At present, only two species,I. hoferi and I. irregularis, are currently recognized within the genus (Rand et al. 2000; Mendoza et al. 2002). Investigations of ribosomal DNA sequence variation have begun to clarify relationships among Ichthyophonus types (Criscione et al. 2002; Rasmussen et al. 2010). Here, we will use the term Ichthyophonus to broadly represent all members of the genus regardless of species/subspecies.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Detection of Ichthyophonus by chromogenic in situ hybridization |
| Series title | Journal of Fish Diseases |
| DOI | 10.1111/jfd.12300 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Blackwell Science |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 853 |
| Last page | 857 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |