Myxozoan infection in the muscle layer of the intestine of Rhamdia quelen from the Amazon River Basin, Brazil

ABSTRACT: The present study investigated the morphology and pathology associated with the occurrence of cysts caused by Myxobolus sp. in the intestine of the silver catfish Rhamdia quelen . Comparisons with the other Myxobolus species that infect the intestines of cyprinids and siluriforms revealed...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Pompeu Abrunhosa, Michele Velasco Oliveira da Silva, José Ledamir Sindeaux Neto, Patrícia de Fátima Sacco dos Santos, Patrícia Santos Matos, Osimar de Carvalho Sanches, Edilson Rodrigues Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016001102024&lng=en&tlng=en