Triactinomyxon

The life cycle of the histozoic myxozoan parasite Henneguya nuesslini was investigated in two salmonid host species. Naive brown… Expand

Whirling disease, caused by the parasite Myxobolus cerebralis, has infected rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and other… Expand

Thirty-nine freshwater tubificid oligochaetes were isolated, each of which harboured a triactinomyxon infection. Spore… Expand

The aquatic oligochaete Tubifex tubifex is an obligate host of Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of salmonid whirling… Expand

The objective of this study was to quantify and determine the periodicity in the release of the triactinomyxon (TAM) stage of… Expand

The development of the triactinomyxon stage of Myxobolus cerebralis and release of mature spores from Tubifex tubifex were shown… Expand

Scanning electron microscopic studies were conducted on rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in the first 60 min after their… Expand

Eight forms of triactinomyxon and 6 forms of raabeia of oligochaetes from Lake Sasajewun, Algonquin Park are described. Of the 8… Expand

Whirling disease caused by Myxobolus cerebralis has become the most widely known disease of salmonids in the 1990s. In the last 5… Expand

Myxobolus cerebralis (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) has a complex two-host life cycle, which begins when waterborne triactinomyxon spores… Expand