- Turkish Journal of Biology
- Vol: 23 Issue: 2
- Cystic Liver Disease Caused By Myxobolus Sp. in Goldfish ( Carassius auratus)*
Cystic Liver Disease Caused By Myxobolus Sp. in Goldfish ( Carassius auratus)*
Authors : Mehmet Cemal Oğuz
Pages : 199-206
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :: 23 fish with suspected abdominal dropsy were chosen and 13 were observed to be infected with a cyst in the liver. It was detected that the Myxobolus sp. caused the infection. The livers with cysts was excised, crushed in a homogenizer, then suspensions were prepared in water, later centrifuged and finally the spores were counted with the help of a hemocytometer. Among the 13 fish examined, the number of spores in 0.01 gr were determined to be 1.1x10 5 and 1.5x10 6 .Keywords : Liver disease, goldfish ( Carassius auratu), Myxobolussp.