Effects of cnidarian biofouling on salmon gill health and development of amoebic gill disease.

This study examines the potential implications of biofouling management on the development of an infectious disease in Norwegian farmed salmon. The hydroid Ectopleura larynx frequently colonises cage nets at high densities (thousands of colonies per m2) and is released into the water during regular...

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Main Authors: Nina Bloecher, Mark Powell, Sigurd Hytterød, Mona Gjessing, Jannicke Wiik-Nielsen, Saima N Mohammad, Joachim Johansen, Haakon Hansen, Oliver Floerl, Anne-Gerd Gjevre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6034824?pdf=render