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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
The present study is a part of a continuous investigation of myxosporean parasites-infecting fish of the Red Sea using light and electron microscopy. Out of 120, 80 (67%) Pagrus pagrus fish were found to be naturally infected with Kudoa pagrusi. The infection was intensive and appeared as clusters of ovoid to ellipsoidal plasmodia being restricted to the cardiac muscles. Histological studies elaborated tissue distortion at the sites of infection and the adjacent layers. The development of the plasmodia reduced the functional area of the heart muscle. Ultrastructural analysis showed that the plasmodia were surrounded by single-unit membrane with numerous projections and pinocytotic channels extended toward the host cell. The generative cells and the different developmental stages were arranged at the periphery of the plasmodia while immature and mature spores were centrally arranged. The present study showed the main criteria of this genus: the spores possess four polar capsules with four shell valves.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1432-1955
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
121-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrastructure and host parasite relationships of Kudoa pagrusi (Myxozoa) infecting the heart muscles of sea bream Pagrus pagrus (L.) from the Red Sea.
pubmed:affiliation
Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. fathyghaffar@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't