A. J. Ross, William T. Yasutake
Abstract
Scolecobasidium humicola, a previously undescribed fungal pathogen of fish was isolated from coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). In natural infections the kidney was the organ most affected. The disease was difficult to transmit experimentally and appeared to be only weakly contagious.
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Scolecobasidium humicola, a previously undescribed fungal pathogen of fish was isolated from coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). In natural infections the kidney was the organ most affected. The disease was difficult to transmit experimentally and appeared to be only weakly contagious.
Key concepts: Oncorhynchus, Pathogen, Fungal pathogen, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Biology, Microbiology, Fungal disease, Zoology