A new species of Myxosporea, Myxobolus neurotropus n. sp., is described from the brain and spinal cord of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Duncan Creek, Owyhee County, Idaho. Spores are oval, have 2 pyriform polar capsules, and possess a thick spore wall (sutural rim) with a short intracapsular offshoot. The mean spore dimensions are length 11.8 μm, width 10.8 μm, and thickness 8.8 μm. This myxozoan is compared to other described Myxobolus species found in cranial tissues of salmonids in terms of spore morphology and phylogenetic analysis. Because it is found in brain and spinal cord, it is encountered while performing screening tests for Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of salmonid whirling disease. Where chronic inflammation and granulomatous lesions are associated with M. cerebralis, histological examination shows no host response to M. neurotropus n. sp. A diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is included as an aid in properly identifying the species.
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February 2008
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February 01 2008
A New Species of Myxozoan (Myxosporea) from the Brain and Spinal Cord of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Idaho
Carla I. Hogge;
Carla I. Hogge
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Eagle Fish Health Laboratory, 1800 Trout Road, Eagle, Idaho 83616. chogge@idfg.idaho.gov
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Matthew R. Campbell;
Matthew R. Campbell
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Eagle Fish Health Laboratory, 1800 Trout Road, Eagle, Idaho 83616. chogge@idfg.idaho.gov
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Keith A. Johnson
Keith A. Johnson
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Eagle Fish Health Laboratory, 1800 Trout Road, Eagle, Idaho 83616. chogge@idfg.idaho.gov
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J Parasitol (2008) 94 (1): 218–222.
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Carla I. Hogge, Matthew R. Campbell, Keith A. Johnson; A New Species of Myxozoan (Myxosporea) from the Brain and Spinal Cord of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Idaho. J Parasitol 1 February 2008; 94 (1): 218–222. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1292.1
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