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Abstract

Amoebic gill disease (AGD) in marine cultured
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Tasmania is
caused by the amphizoic protozoan Neoparamoeba
sp. after it attaches to the gills (Zilberg & Munday
2000). The disease is characterized histologically by
hyperplastic lesions resulting in lamellar fusion
often with the amoebae attached (Munday, Lange,
Foster, Lester & Handlinger 1993; Adams &
Nowak 2001, 2003). AGD is a significant problem
for Atlantic salmon growers in Tasmania and at
present is controlled by bathing in fresh water once
a presumptive diagnosis has been made (see review
by Munday, Zilberg & Findlay 2001).

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Crosbie, PBB and Adams, MB and Attard, M and Nowak, BF
Keywords:	amoebic gill disease • Atlantic salmon • attachment • gill pathology • in vivo assay • Neoparamoeba sp
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Fish Diseases
Publisher:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISSN:	0140-7775
DOI / ID Number:	10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00805.x
Additional Information:	The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
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