Epitheliocystis in wild marine fishes and its relation with anthropogenic pollution.
J Fish Biol
; 99(4): 1519-1523, 2021 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-34159586
Epitheliocystis is a fish disease with recorded in increasing numbers globally. Here we show that (a) pollution-exposed wild marine fishes have higher infection prevalence than nonexposed individuals from reference sites, suggesting that anthropogenic pollution predisposes individuals to this disease in natural systems, (b) the effect of pollution on infection status did not vary significantly between two sympatric fish species, and (c) infected and noninfected individuals from both species did not differ significantly in selected immune and general-health parameters, a result that deserves further study with increased sample sizes.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Peixes
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Peixes
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Fish Biol
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Reino Unido