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2254826

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
A study was carried out to determine the effect of Lernaeocera branchialis on Atlantic cod infected in the laboratory and in the field and also to ascertain its effect on cod-ranching. Sixty-four percent (308) of 481 cod acquired infections in the laboratory and 33% (159) of the infected fish died over a 4-yr period. About 74% of the deaths occurred within 4 mo of the infection. Monthly samples of cod collected adjacent to a cod-ranching operation showed an initial prevalence of 30% that subsequently decreased in the following 2 mo to 15%. Prevalence of the infection also decreased among the initial field sample of cod that were kept alive, from 30 to 17% during the same 2-mo period and to 9% after 8 mo and was associated with death caused by the parasite. Cod examined at intervals after infection showed evidence of reduced weight gain, lower liver somatic index, liver lipid, and blood values than controls. A field sample taken from the same area during the summer of the following year indicated a prevalence of 12%. This higher than usual prevalence (4-6%) was associated with retention of the intermediate host, Cyclopterus lumpus, that provided an additional source of infective stages. It is likely that increased parasitism could affect the success of the cod-ranching operation in view of the parasite's devastating effects on its hosts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-3395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
913-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Lernaeocera branchialis: a potential pathogen to cod ranching.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology and Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't