Histopathological study on parasites in freshwater ornamental fishes in Iran
Autor: | Najmeh Sheikhzadeh, J. Ashrafi Helan, S. Jaberi, Ahmad Nematollahi |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
biology Zoology Giardia Cryptosporidium Anatomy 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Giemsa stain Eimeria 03 medical and health sciences Infestation parasitic diseases Myxobolus medicine Thecamoeba Parasite hosting Parasitology Original Article |
Zdroj: | Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology. 40(3) |
ISSN: | 0971-7196 |
Popis: | During March 2012 through February 2013, 100 freshwater ornamental fishes in 22 species from some aquarium fish shops were examined. Specimens were dissected and tissue samples consisted of liver, kidney, spleen, heart, intestine, ovary, brain and eye were fixed in 10 % buffered formalin and sections were provided and stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Periodic Acid-Schiff, Giemsa and acid-fast staining (Ziehl-Neelsen). At present study six species of protozoans consisting of Eimeria spp. Cryptosporidium spp., Tetrahymena corlissi, Thecamoeba spp., Giardia spp., Myxobolus spp. and two metazoan parasite consisting of Nematoda spp. and Benedenia monticelli were identified. Thecamoeba, B. monticelli and Cryptosporidium spp. were not reported in previous Iranian studies and it is the first report of infestation to this parasite in ornamental fish in Iran. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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