THE SALMONID ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS AND BRYOZOAN FREDERICELLA BOREALIS SERVE AS ACTIVE HOSTS FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN STRAIN OF TETRACAPSULOIDES BRYOSALMONAE, THE CAUSE OF PROLIFERATIVE KIDNEY DISEASE
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The myxozoan parasite responsible for proliferative kidney disease (PKD), Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae, alternates between salmonid fishes and freshwater bryozoans to complete its life cycle. However, no active hosts (species that shed viable, infectious spor... ...
