Nucleic acid amplification techniques have revolutionised diagnostic and research
industries. Current technologies that allow the detection of amplification in real-time are fast …

The focus of this review is on the regulation and expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs),
in fish. Within the past decade, molecular studies pertaining to the isolation and …

Ceratomyxa shasta is a virulent pathogen of salmonid fishes that is enzootic in the Pacific
Northwest of North America. Current parasite detection methods involve sentinel fish …

Surmounting evidence supports that infectious agents play a critical role in shaping fish
physiology, behaviour, and survival. The exclusion of disease-causing agents from fisheries …

Ceratomyxa puntazzi affects the sharpsnout seabream, Diplodus puntazzo, a recently
explored aquaculture species in the Mediterranean. Little is known about the transmission …

This chapter discusses the life cycle, geographical distribution, morphology, disease
transmission, economic impact, clinical aspects, diagnosis, pathological lesions …

Differences in susceptibility to the myxozoan parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae, the
causative agent of proliferative kidney disease (PKD), between four strains of rainbow trout …

Introduction and spread of the parasite Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of whirling
disease, has contributed to the collapse of wild trout populations throughout the …

Proliferative gill disease (PGD) in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus is caused by the
myxozoan parasite Henneguya ictaluri. Prolonged exposure of channel catfish to the …

Quantitative PCR (QPCR) methods targeting the 18S rDNA gene (DNA QPCR) and
cathepsin L mRNA (RNA QPCR) from Kudoa thyrsites (Gilchrist) were developed and …