The effect of anti-Paramoeba antibodies on Paramoeba sp., the causative agent of amoebic gill disease |
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| Authors: | D Zilberg & B L Munday |
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| Institution: | School of Aquaculture, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania and the Cooperative Research Centre for Aquaculture, Australia;School of Biomedical Science, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The effect of anti- Paramoeba antibodies produced in sheep on Paramoeba sp., the causative agent of amoebic gill disease (AGD), was tested. Incubation of Paramoeba sp. with antiserum at a concentration of 20% or more effectively coated the Paramoeba with antibodies. The antiserum had no effect on Paramoeba sp. survival in vitro or on its ability to cause AGD in Atlantic salmon. |
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| Keywords: | amoebic gill disease antibodies Atlantic salmon infectivity Paramoeba |
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