Cystic Liver Disease Caused By Myxobolus Sp. in Goldfish ( Carassius auratus)*

Authors : Mehmet Cemal OĞUZ

Pages : 199-206

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Publication Date : 1999-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :: 23 fish with suspected abdominal dropsy were chosen and 13 were observed to be infected with a cyst in the liver. It was detected that the Myxobolus sp. caused the infection. The livers with cysts was excised, crushed in a homogenizer, then suspensions were prepared in water, later centrifuged and finally the spores were counted with the help of a hemocytometer. Among the 13 fish examined, the number of spores in 0.01 gr were determined to be 1.1x10 5 and 1.5x10 6 .
Keywords : Liver disease, goldfish Carassius auratu, Myxobolussp