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Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(6) 2015, 217

NOTE ŽŽŒ’˜—ȱ˜ȱParamoeba perurans in Œ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱ–Š›’—Žȱ ’•ȱ꜑ȱ™˜™ž•Š’˜—œ

H. E. B. Stagg*, M. Hall, I. S. Wallace, C. C. Pert, S. Garcia Perez and C. Collins

Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB

Abstract ›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱParamoeba perurans, ŒŠžœŠ’ŸŽȱŠŽ—ȱ˜ȱŠ–˜Ž‹’Œȱ’••ȱ’œŽŠœŽȱ ŠœȱŽŽ›–’—Žȱ‹¢ȱšȱ ’—ȱ ’•ȱ꜑ȱ›˜–ȱŒ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱŒ˜ŠœŠ•ȱ ŠŽ›œȱǻ—ȱƽȱŘǰřŚŞǼǯȱOverall, the apparent prevalence was low. A œ’—•Žȱ꜑ǰȱŠȱ‘˜›œŽȱ–ŠŒ”Ž›Ž•ȱTrachurus trachurus, ŽœŽȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽǯȱ‘’œȱ’œȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ›Ž™˜›ȱ˜ȱŽŽŒ’˜—ȱ ˜ȱP. perurans in horse mackerel.

Paramoeba perurans is an amoeba parasite and the salar and ŒŠžœŠ’ŸŽȱŠŽ—ȱ˜ȱŠ–˜Ž‹’Œȱ’••ȱ’œŽŠœŽȱǻ Ǽȱ mykiss (Munday et al., 1990); coho O. (Young et al., 2007, Crosbie et al., 2012). The kisutchȱǻ Ž—ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŗşŞŞǼDzȱž›‹˜ Scophthalmus ’œŽŠœŽȱ Šœȱꛜȱ›Ž™˜›Žȱ’—ȱŒ˜•Š—ȱ’—ȱŘŖŖŜȱ maximus ǻ¢”˜ŸŠȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŗşşŞǼDzȱœŽŠȱ‹ŠœœȱDicen- with additional outbreaks occurring since 2011 trarchus labrax (Dykova et al., 2000); chinook Š—ȱ’—ȱ›ŽŒŽ—ȱ¢ŽŠ›œȱ ȱ‘ŠœȱŒŠžœŽȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱ salmon O. tshawytscha ǻ˜ž—ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŞ‹ǼDzȱ ™›˜‹•Ž–œȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱŠšžŠŒž•ž›Žȱ’—žœ›¢ȱ ayu Plecoglossus altivelis (Crosbie et al., 2010); (Marine Scotland Science unpublished data). ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta (Karlsbakk et al., ȱ‘ŠœȱŠ•œ˜ȱŒŠžœŽȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱŽŒ˜—˜–’Œȱ•˜œœŽœȱ 2013); blue warehou Seriolella brama (Adams (Shinn et al., 2014) especially in the Australian ŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŞǼDzȱŠ—ȱœŽŠȱ‹›ŽŠ–ȱDiplodus puntazzo œŠ•–˜—ȱŠ›–’—ȱ’—žœ›¢ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ–˜›Š•’’Žœȱ (Dykova and Novoa, 2001). ˜›ȱ›ŽŠ–Ž—ȱŒ˜œœȱœ’—ŒŽȱ’œȱꛜȱ˜ŒŒž››Ž—ŒŽȱ’—ȱ ŗşŞŚȱǻž—Š¢ǰȱŗşŞŜǼǯȱ‘Žȱ’œŽŠœŽȱ‘ŠœȱŠ•œ˜ȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ ‘Žȱ™˜Ž—’Š•ȱ˜›ȱ ’•ȱ꜑ȱ˜ȱŠŒȱŠœȱŒŠ››’Ž›œȱ˜ȱ reported in the USA (Kent et al., ŗşŞŞǼǰȱ ›Ž•Š—ȱ P. peruransȱ’œȱŠ—ȱ’–™˜›Š—ȱŠŒ˜›ȱ˜ȱŒ˜—œ’Ž›ȱ’—ȱ (Rodger and McArdle, 1996), the Mediterranean ‘ŽȱŽ™’Ž–’˜•˜¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’œŽŠœŽȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱ›Š—œŽ›ȱ ǻ¢”˜ŸŠȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŗşşŞǼǰȱŽ ȱŽŠ•Š—ȱǻ˜ž—ȱŽȱ ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠŽ—ȱ‹Ž ŽŽ—ȱŽ˜›Š™‘’ŒŠ•ȱŠ›ŽŠœȱŠ—ȱ Š•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŞ‹Ǽǰȱ˜› Š¢ȱǻŽ’—ž–ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŞǼǰȱ Š™Š—ȱ ˜ȱŠ›–Žȱ꜑ǯȱȱ™›ŽœŽ—ǰȱP. perurans has only (Crosbie et al., 2010), Chile (Bustos et al., 2011) ‹ŽŽ—ȱŽŽŒŽȱ’—ȱ꜑ȱ›˜–ȱŠšžŠŒž•ž›ŽȱŽ—Ÿ’- Š—ȱ’—ȱ˜ž‘ȱ›’ŒŠȱǻ˜ž˜—ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŗŚǼǯȱžœ- ›˜—–Ž—œǯȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱ˜—Žȱ›Ž™˜›ȱ˜ȱŽŠ›•¢ȱœŠŽȱ ceptible species to AGD include:  ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ȱ ’‘ȱParamoeba œ™ǯȱ’—ȱ ’•ȱ꜑ȱ

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ǻŠ–œȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŞǼȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŠȱ‹•žŽȱ Š›Ž‘˜žȱ œžŒŒŽœœž•ȱŠ™™›˜ŠŒ‘ȱ˜ȱŒŠŒ‘ȱŠȱŸŠ›’Ž¢ȱ˜ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ ŠœȱŒŠ™ž›Žȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’Œ’—’¢ȱ˜ȱŠȱŒ˜––Ž›Œ’Š•ȱ ˜ȱ ’•ȱ–Š›’—Žȱ꜑ȱ˜›ȱ’œŽŠœŽȱœž›ŸŽ¢œȱǻ ’—ȱ •Š—’ŒȱœŠ•–˜—ȱŠ›– in Tasmania and tested ŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŗǼǯȱ’¢ȱ꜑ȱ Ž›ŽȱœŠ–™•Žȱ ’‘’—ȱ using histological and immunohistochemical each haul based on the approximate proportion techniques however, the amoeba species was ˜ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ™›ŽœŽ—ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‘Šž•ǰȱŽ—œž›’—ȱ —˜ȱŽŽ›–’—ŽȱžŽȱ˜ȱ•ŠŒ”ȱ˜ȱ–ŠŽ›’Š•ȱœ˜ȱ‘Žȱ ›Žœž•œȱ Ž›Žȱ›Ž™›ŽœŽ—Š’ŸŽȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™˜™ž•Š’˜—ȱ ™›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱP. perurans here ’œȱ—˜ȱŒ˜—ę›–Žǯȱ ˜ȱŒŠŒ‘Š‹•Žȱ꜑ǯȱ‘’œȱœŠ–™•’—ȱœ›ŠŽ¢ȱ Šœȱ ȱ™›ŽŸ’˜žœȱœž›ŸŽ¢ȱ’—ȱŠœ–Š—’Šȱ˜ž—ȱ‘Šȱ ’•ȱ œŽ•ŽŒŽȱ˜ȱœŠ–™•ŽȱŠȱ ’Žȱ›Š—Žȱ˜ȱœ™ŽŒ’ŽœȱŠœȱ ꜑ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱŠȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱ›ŽœŽ›Ÿ˜’›ȱ˜ȱP. perurans ‘Žȱ‘˜œȱ›Š—Žȱ˜ȱP. peruransȱ˜›ȱ ’•ȱ–Š›’—Žȱ ǻ˜ž•ŠœȬ Ž•Ž›œȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŘǼǰȱꗍ’—ȱ—˜ȱ’—’ŒŠ- ꜑ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ’œȱž—”—˜ —ǯȱ˜Š•ȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱ ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱŠ–˜Ž‹ŠŽȱ—˜›ȱ ȱ’—ȱřŘśȱ species sampled is shown in Table 1. A section ’•ȱ꜑ȱžœ’—ȱ‘’œ˜•˜’ŒŠ•ȱŽ¡Š–’—Š’˜—ȱ˜ȱ’••ȱ ˜ȱ•Š–Ž••ŠŽȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ’••ȱŠ›Œ‘ǰȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ•Žȱ –ŠŽ›’Š•ǯȱ‘Žȱ꜑ȱ Ž›ŽȱŒŠž‘ȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’Œ’—’¢ȱ œ’Žȱ˜›ȱ›˜ž—ȱ꜑ȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱ˜›œŠ•ȱœ’Žȱ˜›ȱ̊- ˜ȱ•Š—’ŒȱœŠ•–˜—ȱŠšžŠŒž•ž›ŽȱŠŒ’•’’Žœȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ ꜑ǰȱ ŠœȱŠœŽ™’ŒŠ••¢ȱœŠ–™•Žȱ’—˜ȱŗŖŖƖȱŽ‘Š—˜•ȱ AGD was present. This study was conducted (Sigma) and stored at 4 °C prior to processing. when Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis was thought ˜ȱ‹Žȱ‘ŽȱŒŠžœŠ’ŸŽȱŠŽ—ȱ˜ȱ ǰȱœ˜ȱŠ•‘˜ž‘ȱ ’œ‘ȱ’œœžŽȱ Šœȱ‘˜–˜Ž—’œŽȱ’—ȱȱ‹žěŽ›ȱ ‘Žȱ™›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱP. perurans was not determined, (Qiagen) with 7 mm stainless steel beads using no paramoeba, or AGD lesions were observed the Qiagen TissueLyser system (Qiagen) at a ’—ȱŠ—¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’••œȱœŠ–™•Žǯ ›ŽšžŽ—Œ¢ȱ˜ȱŘśȱ £ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ–’—’–ž–ȱ˜ȱŚȱ–’—ǯȱ ‘Žȱȱ ŠœȱŽ¡›ŠŒŽȱ›˜–ȱśȱ–ȱ‘˜–˜Ž—ŠŽȱ ‘’œȱœž¢ȱŠ’–Žȱ˜ȱŠœŒŽ›Š’—ȱ’ȱP. perurans was žœ’—ȱ‘Žȱ’Šœ¢–™‘˜—¢ȱȱ™•Š˜›–ȱ ’‘ȱ‘Žȱ ™›ŽœŽ—ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ ’•ȱ–Š›’—Žȱ꜑ȱ™˜™ž•Š’˜—œȱ˜ȱ QIAsymphony DNA DSP kit (Qiagen) using Œ˜•Š—ȱŠ—ȱ’ȱœ˜ǰȱ˜ȱŽŽ›–’—Žȱ‘Žȱ‹ŠŒ”›˜ž—ȱ the Tissue LC 200 DSP protocol with an elution ™›ŽŸŠ•Ž—ŒŽȱŠ—ȱ™˜Ž—’Š•ȱ˜›ȱ ’•ȱ꜑ȱ˜ȱŠŒȱŠœȱ Ÿ˜•ž–Žȱ˜ȱŘŖŖȱΐ•ǯȱ reservoir species. Determining this background •ŽŸŽ•ȱ ˜ž•ȱ™›˜Ÿ’ŽȱŠȱžœŽž•ȱ‹ŠœŽ•’—Žȱ˜›ȱŽŽŒ- Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) ’—ȱŠ—¢ȱžž›Žȱ™›ŽŸŠ•Ž—ŒŽȱ’—Œ›ŽŠœŽǰȱ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žǰȱ Šœȱ™Ž›˜›–Žȱ’—ȱž™•’ŒŠŽȱ˜—ȱŠȱ˜Œ‘Ž’‘- Š›ŽŠœȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’Œ’—’¢ȱ˜ȱŠšžŠŒž•ž›ŽȱŠŒ’•’’Žœǰȱ Œ¢•Ž›ȱŚŞŖȱ ȱ™•Š˜›–ȱžœ’—ȱžŠ—Šȱžœ˜–ȱ ‘Ž›ŽȱŠ—ȱŽ•ŽŸŠŽȱ™›ŽŸŠ•Ž—ŒŽȱ˜ȱP. perurans Toughmix (Quanta BioScience) with primers may be expected during an AGD outbreak in and probes as described by Fringuellli et al. Š›–Žȱ•Š—’ŒȱœŠ•–˜—ǰȱ Ž›Žȱ—˜ȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒŠ••¢ȱ (2012) and detailed in Table 2. A single universal targeted in this survey. ꜑ȱŽ—˜Ž—˜žœȱŒ˜—›˜•ȱ›ŽŠŒ’˜—ǰȱŠ›Ž’—ȱ‘Žȱ ŗŞȱŽ—Žǰȱ ŠœȱŠ•œ˜ȱ›Š—ȱ˜›ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱœŠ–™•Žȱ˜ȱŽ—œž›Žȱ —ȱ‘’œȱœž¢ǰȱ꜑ȱ Ž›ŽȱŒŠ™ž›Žȱ‹¢ȱŽ–Ž›œŠ•ȱ DNA quality and quantity. Samples were con- ›Š •’—ȱǻŽ™‘ȱ›Š—ŽȱŚŜȱȮȱŗşŘȱ–Ǽȱ›˜–ȱ•˜ŒŠ- œ’Ž›Žȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ’ȱ‹˜‘ȱ›Ž™•’ŒŠŽœȱ‘ŠȱŠȱ™ȱŸŠ•žŽȱ ’˜—œȱŠ›˜ž—ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱŒ˜ŠœŠ•ȱ£˜—Žȱǻ’ž›Žȱ Š—ȱ›žŽȱŠ–™•’ęŒŠ’˜—ȱ Šœȱ˜‹œŽ›ŸŽǯȱŠ–™•Žœȱ ŗǼȱž›’—ȱ‘ŽȱœŽŒ˜—ȱ ŽŽ”ȱ˜ȱŽ‹›žŠ›¢ȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱ positive by qPCR, and samples generating am- ꛜȱ ŽŽ”ȱ˜ȱŠ›Œ‘ȱŘŖŗřǯȱŽ–Ž›œŠ•ȱ›Š •’—ȱ biguous results, where only one replicate had methods have previously been reported as a a late Cp value, were subjected to nested PCR Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(6) 2015, 219

Figure 1.ȱ™ŽŒ’ęŒȱ›Š •ȱ•˜ŒŠ’˜—œȱ’—ȱŒ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱŒ˜ŠœŠ•ȱ ŠŽ›œǯȱ•ŠŒ”ȱ›’Š—•ŽȱǻS) indicates sampling location Ž›Žȱ—˜ȱ꜑ȱ Ž›Žȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ˜›ȱParamoeba perurans. White circle ({) indicates sampling location where one ꜑ȱ Šœȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ˜›ȱP. perurans. 220, Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(6) 2015

Table 1.ȱ˜Š•ȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ꜑ȱœŠ–™•ŽȱŠ—ȱ˜Š•ȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ›Žœž•œǰȱ˜›Ž›Žȱ‹¢ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœǯ

Fish Species Number Number Common Name Scientięc Name Sampled Positive —•Ž›ȱǻ–˜—”ęœ‘Ǽ Lophius piscatorius 30

Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou 163 0

Common dab Limanda limanda 95 0

Cod Gadus morhua 45 0

›ŽŠŽ›ȱ˜›”‹ŽŠ› Phycis blennoides 50

Grey gurnard Eutrigla gurnardus 45 0

Goldsinny wrasse Ctenolabrus rupestris 10

Haddock Ž•Š—˜›Š––žœȱŠŽ•Žę—žœ ŘşŞ 0

Hake Merluccius merluccius 57 0

Herring Clupea harengus 259 0

Horse mackerel (scad) Trachurus trachurus 21

Lesser argentine Argentina sphyraena 16 0

Ling Molva molva 20

Long rough dab Hippoglossoides platessoides ŘŞ 0

Lemon sole ’Œ›˜œ˜–žœȱ”’Ĵ 12 0

Lumpsucker Cyclopterus lumpus 10

Common dragonet Callionymus lyra 70

Mackerel Scomber scombrus 12 0

Megrim Ž™’˜›‘˜–‹žœȱ ‘’ĜŠ˜—’œ 40

Norway pout Trisopterus esmarkii 597 0

Poor cod Trisopterus minutus 147 0

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa 62 0

Saithe Pollachius virens 54 0

Red gurnard Aspitrigla cuculus 22 0

Silvery pout Gadiculus argenteus 10

Sprat ™›ŠĴžœȱœ™›ŠĴžœ 134 0

Sea trout Š•–˜ȱ›žĴŠ 10

Whiting Merlangius merlangus 275 0 Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(6) 2015, 221

Table 2. Primer and probe sequences used in this study. The Paramoeba perurans qPCR assay has been ™ž‹•’œ‘Žȱ‹¢ȱ›’—žŽ••’ȱŽȱŠ•ǯȱǻŘŖŗŘǼǰȱ‘ŽȱŽ—˜Ž—˜žœȱŒ˜—›˜•ȱŠœœŠ¢ȱ’œȱŠ—ȱ’—ȱ‘˜žœŽȱŠœœŠ¢ȱŠ›Ž’—ȱ‘ŽȱŗŞȱ Ž—ŽȱŽœ’—Žȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱœž’Š‹•Žȱ˜›ȱžœŽȱ˜›ȱŠ••ȱ꜑ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœǯȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ›˜ž—ȱ—ŽœŽȱȱ ŠœȱŽŸŽ•˜™Žȱžœ’—ȱ ˜› Š›ȱ™›’–Ž›ȱŗȱǻŠ›ŠȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŗşşŝǼȱŠ—ȱ›ŽŸŽ›œŽȱ™›’–Ž›ȱ™ŗŖŚś›ȱǻŽ’—ž–ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŞǼǰȱ‘ŽȱœŽŒ˜—ȱ›˜ž—ȱ ˜ȱ‘Žȱ—ŽœŽȱȱžœŽȱ™›’–Ž›œȱŠœȱŽœŒ›’‹Žȱ‹¢ȱ˜ž—ȱŽȱŠ•ǯȱǻŘŖŖŞŠǼǯ

Assay Primer/probe name Primer/probe sequence Peru For 5’-GTTCTTTCGGGAGCTGGGAG-3’ Paramoeba perurans Peru Rev 5’-GAACTATCGCCGGCACAAAAG-3’ QPCR Peru probe 6FAM CAATGCCATTCTTTTCGGA-MGB UNIFISHFOR 5’-CCTGCGGCTTAATTTGACTCA-3’ Endogenous control UNIFISHREV 5’-AAAGAGCTATCAATCTGTCAATCCTTT-3’ QPCR UNIFISHPROBE 6FAM-CTCACCCGGCCCGGACACG-MGB ŽœŽȱȱꛜȱ ERB1 5’-ACCTGGTTGATCCTGCCAG-3’ round Np1045r 5’-CTGTCCCTTTTAATCATTACACTTC-3’ Nested PCR second YOUNG F 5’-ATCTTGACYGGTTCTTTCGRGA-3’ round YOUNG R 5’-ATAGGTCTGCTTATCACTYATTCT-3’

˜ȱ˜‹Š’—ȱ–ŠŽ›’Š•ȱ˜›ȱœŽšžŽ—Œ’—ǰȱ˜›ȱ˜ȱŒ˜—ę›–ȱ ŽŠ’ŸŽȱŒ˜—›˜•œȱŒ˜—œ’œ’—ȱ˜ȱ–˜•ŽŒž•Š›ȱ›ŠŽȱ negative results by an alternative method, re- water were included in extraction, qPCR and œ™ŽŒ’ŸŽ•¢ǯȱ —ȱŠ—Š•¢’ŒŠ•ȱœŽ—œ’’Ÿ’¢ȱŽœ’—ȱ˜ȱ —ŽœŽȱǯȱ˜œ’’ŸŽȱŒ˜—›˜•œȱŒ˜—œ’œ’—ȱ˜ȱ ‘ŽȱŠœœŠ¢œǰȱ‘Žȱ—ŽœŽȱȱŠœœŠ¢ȱ Šœȱ˜ž—ȱ ’•žŽȱȱŽ¡›ŠŒŽȱ›˜–ȱ’—ȱ‘˜žœŽȱP. perurans ˜ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱœ’–’•Š›ȱœŽ—œ’’Ÿ’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Šȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱšȱ Œž•ž›Žȱǻœ™ŽŒ’ŽœȱŒ˜—ę›–Žȱ‹¢ȱšǰȱ›’—žŽ••’ȱ assay (data not shown). et al., 2012) were ran in both qPCR and PCR.

ŽœŽȱȱ ŠœȱŒŠ››’Žȱ˜žȱ’—ȱ›’™•’ŒŠŽȱ˜›ȱ ‘ŽȱȱœŽšžŽ—Œ’—ȱ Šœȱ™Ž›˜›–Žȱ‹¢ȱȱ šȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱœŠ–™•ŽœǰȱŠ—ȱ’—ȱž™•’ŒŠŽȱ˜›ȱ ŽšžŽ—Œ’—ȱǭȱŽ›Ÿ’ŒŽœȱǻǰȱ˜••ŽŽȱ˜ȱ ambiguous result samples, in a 25 μl reaction ’ŽȱŒ’Ž—ŒŽœǰȱ—’ŸŽ›œ’¢ȱ˜ȱž—ŽŽǰȱŒ˜•Š—ǰȱ as previously described (Snow et al., 2004) gen- www.dnaseq.co.uk) using the second round erating a 636 bp product using primer sets as nested PCR primers. The sequences were ana- ŽœŒ›’‹Žȱ’—ȱŠ‹•ŽȱŘǯȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ›˜ž—ȱ—ŽœŽȱ •¢œŽȱžœ’—ȱŽšžŽ—Œ‘Ž›ȱřǯŖȱœ˜ Š›Žȱǻ Ž—Žȱ ȱ ŠœȱŽŸŽ•˜™Žȱžœ’—ȱ˜› Š›ȱ™›’–Ž›ȱ Codes Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) and ERB1 (Barta et al., 1997) and reverse primer BLASTn searches in GenBank. Np1045r (Steinum et al., 2ŖŖŞǼȱ ’‘ȱŠ—ȱŠ——ŽŠ•- ’—ȱŽ–™Ž›Šž›Žȱ˜ȱŚŝȱǚǯȱ‘ŽȱœŽŒ˜—ȱ›˜ž—ȱ˜ȱ ‘Žȱ™›˜™˜›’˜—ȱ˜ȱœŠ–™•Žȱ꜑ȱŽœ’—ȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ the nested PCR used primers and conditions ˜›ȱP. perurans and the apparent prevalence, as described by Young et al.ȱǻŘŖŖŞŠǼǯȱŽŒ˜—ȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ’œȱ‘Žȱ™›˜™˜›’˜—ȱ˜ȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ꜑ȱŒ˜›- round PCR products were visualised by gel ›ŽŒŽȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ˜Š•ȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ꜑ȱŒŠ™ž›Žȱ Ž•ŽŒ›˜™‘˜›Žœ’œȱŠ—ȱ™ž›’ꮍȱžœ’—ȱ šž’Œ”ȱ ž›’—ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱ‘Šž•ǰȱ Ž›ŽȱŽœ’–ŠŽǯȱ˜—ꍮ—ŒŽȱ ȱ™ž›’ęŒŠ’˜—ȱ”’ȱǻ’ŠŽ—Ǽǯȱ intervals (CI) were estimated by logistic regres- 222, Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(6) 2015 sion as Wald-type intervals on the log-odds ity (R) representing guanine or adenine, which scale using Taylor linearised standard errors ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žȱ–Š¢ȱ—˜ȱ‹Žȱ›žŽǰȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ Š›•œ‹Š””ȱ Š—ȱ‘Ž—ȱ›Š—œ˜›–Žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ™›˜‹Š‹’•’¢ȱœŒŠ•Žǯȱ œŽšžŽ—ŒŽœȱŠ—ȱŠ—ȱŠŽ—’—Žȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱœŽšžŽ—ŒŽȱ›˜–ȱ Calculations were carried out within the R sta- the . The horse mackerel isolate tistical environment 3.1.2 (R Core Team, 2014) Š•œ˜ȱœ‘˜ ŽȱşşǯŞƖȱ’Ž—’¢ǰȱǻ˜—Žȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ utilising the supplementary R package survey ’쎛Ž—ŒŽǼȱ˜ȱP. perurans (EU326494.1) isolated 3.30-3 (Lumley, 2004). ›˜–ȱ•Š—’ŒȱœŠ•–˜—ȱ’••ȱ’—ȱ˜› Š¢ȱǻ¢•ž—ȱŽȱ Š•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŞǼǰȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ‘Žȱœ’—•Žȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽȱ ȱ˜Š•ȱ˜ȱŘǰřŚŞȱ꜑ȱ˜ȱŸŠ›’˜žœȱ–Š›’—Žȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ ŠœȱŠȱŠȱ’쎛Ž—ȱ™˜œ’’˜—ȱȮȱŚřŞȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜›œŽȱ ǻŽŠ’•Žȱ’—ȱŠ‹•ŽȱŗǼȱ Ž›ŽȱŽœŽȱ˜›ȱP. perurans –ŠŒ”Ž›Ž•ȱ’œ˜•ŠŽǯȱ‘Ž—ȱŒ˜–™Š›Žȱ ’‘ȱŒ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱ ‹¢ȱšǯȱȱœ’—•ŽȱœŠ–™•Žǰȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜›œŽȱ–ŠŒ”- generic P. perurans Œž•ž›Žȱǻ şŞşŞŞŗǼǰȱşşǯŜƖȱ erel Trachurus trachurus,ȱŽœŽȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ˜›ȱP. œ’–’•Š›’¢ȱǻŘȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽœǼȱ Šœȱ˜ž—ǰȱ perurans. ’¢ȱœ’¡ȱœŠ–™•ŽœȱŠŸŽȱŠ–‹’ž˜žœȱ ˜—Žȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽȱŠȱ‘ŽȱŚŚşȱ™˜œ’’˜—ȱŠœȱ qPCR results where only one replicate tested previously discussed and a second nucleotide ™˜œ’’ŸŽǰȱ‘˜ ŽŸŽ›ȱŠ••ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ Ž›Žȱ—ŽŠ’ŸŽȱ˜›ȱ ’쎛Ž—ŒŽȱŠȱ™˜œ’’˜—ȱŚŚŖȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜›œŽȱ–ŠŒ”Ž›Ž•ȱ P. perurans ‹¢ȱ—ŽœŽȱȱŠ—ȱŠ›Žȱ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žȱ isolate. At both positions there were ambiguity reported as negative. All other samples were in the culture isolate so again, this may not be —ŽŠ’ŸŽȱ˜›ȱP. perurans by qPCR. These results Šȱ›žŽȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽǯȱœȱ‹˜‘ȱŽ¡›ŠŒ’˜—ȱŠ—ȱšȱ are summarised in Table 1. All negative controls —ŽŠ’ŸŽȱŒ˜—›˜•œȱœ‘˜ Žȱ—˜ȱŠ–™•’ęŒŠ’˜—ǰȱ’—’- had acceptable results. All endogenous controls cating that there was no contamination, and the ‘Šȱ™ȱŸŠ•žŽœȱ˜ȱ•Žœœȱ‘Š—ȱŘŖǯ ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ›Žœž•ȱ ŠœȱŒ˜—ę›–Žȱ‹¢ȱœŽšžŽ—Œ’—ȱ’ȱ can be assumed that this is a true positive result. A partial sequence (495 nts, GenBank acces- œ’˜—ȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ şŞşŞŞŖǼȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŗŞȱŽ—Žȱ˜ȱP. ‘Žȱ™›˜™˜›’˜—ȱ˜ȱP. perurans positive sampled peruransȱ Šœȱ˜‹Š’—Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ™˜œ’’ŸŽȱ‘˜›œŽȱ ꜑ȱ ŠœȱŖǯŖŚřƖȱ ’‘ȱŠȱşśƖȱ ȱ˜ȱŖǯŖŖŜȮŖǯŘşřƖǯȱ –ŠŒ”Ž›Ž•ȱœŠ–™•Žǯȱȱ›Žœž•œȱŒ˜—ę›–ŽȱP. ‘ŽȱŽœ’–ŠŽȱ˜ȱŠ™™Š›Ž—ȱ™›ŽŸŠ•Ž—ŒŽȱ’œȱŖǯŖśŖƖȱ perurans and the sequence was most similar ǻŖǯŖŖŝȬŖǯřŜŚƖǼDzȱ‘’œȱ˜Žœȱ—˜ȱŠ”Žȱ’—˜ȱŠŒŒ˜ž—ȱ to P. peruransȱ’œ˜•ŠŽȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ’••œȱ˜ȱ‹Š••Š—ȱ ‘Žȱ’Š—˜œ’ŒȱœŽ—œ’’Ÿ’¢ȱŠ—ȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒ’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ wrasse ’—ȱ˜› Š¢ǯȱ™ŽŒ’ęŒŠ••¢ǰȱ‘Žȱ’œ˜•ŠŽȱ Šœȱ assay or gill sampling technique but does rep- ŗŖŖƖȱ’Ž—’ŒŠ•ȱ˜ȱ ŗŝşśŘŖǯŗȱǻž—™ž‹•’œ‘ŽǼȱŠ—ȱ ›ŽœŽ—ȱŠȱ‹ŠœŽ•’—ŽȱŽœ’–ŠŽȱ˜ȱ™˜Ž—’Š•ȱŸŠ•žŽȱ˜›ȱ ‘ŠȱşşǯŞƖȱ’Ž—’¢ȱǻ˜—Žȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽǼȱ žž›Žȱ’—ŸŽœ’Š’˜—œǯ to KF146711.1, KF146712.1, KF146713.1 (Karls- bakk et al., 2013). The horse mackerel isolate A previous study (Douglas-Helders et al., 2002) Š•œ˜ȱœ‘˜ ŽȱşşǯŞƖȱ’Ž—’¢ȱǻ˜—Žȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ ›Ž™˜›Žȱ‘Šȱ ’•ȱ꜑ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱŠȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱ ’쎛Ž—ŒŽǼȱ˜ȱP. perurans (GU574794.1) isolated ›ŽœŽ›Ÿ˜’›ȱ˜›ȱP. peruransȱŠŽ›ȱœŠ–™•’—ȱřŘśȱ ›˜–ȱŠȱœŠ•–˜—ȱ•˜žœŽǰȱLepeophtheirus salmonis, on ’•ȱ꜑ȱ›˜–ȱŠ—ȱŠ›˜ž—ȱœŠ•–˜—ȱŠ›–œȱ’—ȱ Atlantic salmon in USA (Nowak et al., 2010). Šœ–Š—’Šǯȱ ȱŠȱœ’–’•Š›ȱŠ™™Š›Ž—ȱ™›ŽŸŠ•Ž—ŒŽȱ’œȱ ‘Žȱœ’—•Žȱ—žŒ•Ž˜’Žȱ’쎛Ž—ŒŽȱ’—ȱŠ••ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ ˜ž—ȱ’—ȱŠœ–Š—’Š—ȱ ŠŽ›œȱŠœȱ Šœȱ˜ž—ȱ’—ȱ ŒŠœŽœȱ ŠœȱŠȱžŠ—’—ŽȱŠȱ™˜œ’’˜—ȱŚŚşȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜›œŽȱ Œ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱ ŠŽ›œȱ‘Ž—ȱP. perurans was unlikely to mackerel partial sequence, a nucleotide ambigu- ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ˜ž—ȱ’—ȱŠȱœŠ–™•Žȱœ’£Žȱ˜ȱřŘśǯ Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(6) 2015, 223

Š–™•’—ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱœŽŒ˜—ȱ’••ȱŠ›Œ‘ȱ’œȱœŠ—Š›ȱ™›˜- as high as 20 °C in other countries (Munday et ˜Œ˜•ȱ˜›ȱ ȱœŒ›ŽŽ—’—ǰȱ’—ȱ™Š›ȱžŽȱ˜ȱ’ȱ‹Ž’—ȱ al., 1990). It has been reported that salinity is ›Š’’˜—Š••¢ȱ™›˜ŒŽœœŽȱ˜›ȱ‘’œ˜•˜¢ǰȱŠŸ˜’’—ȱ a more relevant contributing environmental ‘Žȱꛜȱ’••ȱŠ›Œ‘ȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ’œȱ‘˜ž‘ȱ–˜›ŽȱŽ¡™˜œŽȱ ŠŒ˜›ȱ ’‘ȱ ȱ˜ž‹›ŽŠ”œȱ˜ŒŒž››’—ȱŠȱœŠ•’—’- ˜ȱ—˜—Ȭœ™ŽŒ’ęŒȱŽ—Ÿ’›˜—–Ž—Š•ȱ’—œž•ǯȱœȱ‘Žȱ ’ŽœȱǃřŘȱ™™ȱǻž—Š¢ȱŽȱŠ•ǯǰȱŘŖŖŗǼǯȱȱœŽŠœ˜—Š•ȱ current samples were screened using molecular ŽěŽŒȱ’—ȱ ȱ˜ž‹›ŽŠ”œȱ‘Šœȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ˜‹œŽ›ŸŽȱ’—ȱ techniques and tissue integrity is not critical, the Scotland with outbreaks typically occurring ꛜȱ’••ȱŠ›Œ‘ȱ ŠœȱŒ‘˜œŽ—ȱ‘Ž›ŽȱŠœœž–’—ȱŽ¡™˜- ›˜–ȱœž––Ž›ȱ˜ȱ ’—Ž›ǰȱ™ŽŠ”’—ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱžž–—ȱ sure to external environment might increase the (Marine Scotland Science unpublished data), •’”Ž•’‘˜˜ȱ˜ȱP. perurans detection. However, ’ȱœŠ–™•’—ȱž›’—ȱ‘’œȱœž›ŸŽ¢ȱ‘Šȱ˜ŒŒž››Žȱ such an assumption is not valid as intake and ž›’—ȱŠžž–—ǰȱŠȱ‘’‘Ž›ȱ™›ŽŸŠ•Ž—ŒŽȱ˜ȱP. per- Ž¡™ž•œ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ ŠŽ›ȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱ‘Žȱ’••œȱ–Š¢ȱ›Žœž•ȱ’—ȱ urans might be expected. other gill arches and regions within those gills being more disposed to capturing and retaining There were two horse mackerel sampled in amoebae. Adams and Nowak (2001) analysed this survey - it is curious that the one positive •Žœ’˜—œȱ˜—ȱ‘ŽȱœŽŒ˜—ȱ’••ȱŠ›Œ‘ȱ˜ȱœŠ•–˜—ȱ ’‘ȱ ›Žœž•ȱ˜‹Š’—ŽȱŒŠ–Žȱ›˜–ȱŠȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜ȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱœ˜ȱ  ǯȱ‘Ž¢ȱ˜ž—ȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—•¢ȱ–˜›Žȱ•Žœ’˜—œȱ Ž ȱ Ž›ŽȱœŠ–™•ŽȱŠ—ȱž›‘Ž›ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒȱ in the dorsal section compared to median and Žœ’—ȱ’œȱ›Žšž’›Žȱ˜ȱŠœŒŽ›Š’—ȱ’ȱ‘˜›œŽȱ–ŠŒ”Ž›Ž•ȱ ventral sections and suggested that this might Š›ŽȱŠȱœ’—’ęŒŠ—ȱ›ŽœŽ›Ÿ˜’›ȱ˜ȱP. perurans. Both ‹ŽȱžŽȱ˜ȱ ŠŽ›ȱ̘ ȱ‹Ž’—ȱ›ŽŠ›Žȱ’—ȱ‘’œȱ ‘˜›œŽȱ–ŠŒ”Ž›Ž•ȱ Ž›ŽȱœŠ–™•Žȱ›˜–ȱ‘ŽȱœŠ–Žȱ ›Ž’˜—ȱžŽȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŒ›Š—’Š•ȱ•˜‹ŽœǰȱŠ—ȱ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žȱ location in the North West as shown in Figure Š–˜Ž‹ŠŽȱ‘ŠŸ’—ȱŠȱ‹ŽĴŽ›ȱŒ‘Š—ŒŽȱ˜ȱŠĴŠŒ‘’—ȱŠ—ȱ ŗǯȱ‘Žȱ˜›’’—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜›œŽȱ–ŠŒ”Ž›Ž•ȱœ˜Œ”ȱ’œȱ ›Ž–Š’—’—ǯȱ ȱ–Š¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱžœŽž•ȱ˜ȱŠ˜™ȱŠȱ ž—”—˜ —ǰȱ‘˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ’ȱ ˜ž•ȱ–˜œȱ•’”Ž•¢ȱ‹Žȱ˜ȱ similar sampling approach in the current study. the North Sea or Western stock (pers. comm. ˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ’ŸŽ—ȱ‘Žȱ ’Žȱ›Š—Žȱ˜ȱ꜑ȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ Cindy van Damme). The sampling location was sampled in this study, the same gill section •˜ŒŠŽȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’Œ’—’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘Ž•Š—ȱ œ•Š—œȱ –Š¢ȱ—˜ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ˜™’–Š•ȱ˜›ȱŠ••ǯȱ’—ŒŽȱ‘’œȱ (approximately 50 km) where there is an es- study, the potential that gill swabs are more tablished aquaculture industry and AGD has œŽ—œ’’ŸŽȱ‘Š—ȱ’œœžŽȱœŠ–™•’—ȱ˜›ȱŽŽŒ’˜—ȱ previously been observed. This may contribute ˜ȱP. perurans has arisen (pers. comm. Jamie to the increased prevalence at this location, ˜ —ŽœǼȱ’ǯŽǯȱŠ••˜ ’—ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ•Š›Ž›ȱœž›ŠŒŽȱŠ›ŽŠȱ however P. perurans was not detected in other ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’••œȱ˜ȱ‹ŽȱœŠ–™•ŽȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱ™›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ˜ȱ œŠ–™•’—ȱ•˜ŒŠ’˜—œȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’Œ’—’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Ž•Š—ǯȱ less competing DNA. As P. perurans ŠœȱŽŽŒŽȱ’—ȱ˜—•¢ȱŠȱœ’—•Žȱ꜑ǰȱ ’ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ™˜œœ’‹•Žȱ˜ȱ’—Ž›ȱ’ȱ‘Žȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ˜›ȱ•˜ŒŠ’˜—ȱ Median water temperature and salinity (with are the most important causative explanation. şśȱ™Ž›ŒŽ—’•ŽœǼȱ Ž›ŽȱŝǯśȱǻŜǯŗȱȮȱŞǯşǼȱǚȱŠ—ȱřŚǯŜȱ (33.5 – 35.3) ppt respectively. AGD outbreaks As only qPCR was used to detect P. perurans ŠȱŠšžŠŒž•ž›ŽȱŠŒ’•’’Žœȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ˜‹œŽ›ŸŽȱŠȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ’—’ŒŠ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ™Š‘˜Ž—’ŒȱŽěŽŒœȱ˜ȱ’—- temperatures between 6.4 – 13.1 °C in Scotland ŽŒ’˜—ǯȱž›‘Ž›ȱœž’ŽœȱŒ˜ž•ȱœŠ–™•Žȱ˜›ȱ‘’œ˜- (Marine Scotland Science unpublished data) and logical processing in addition to qPCR to allow 224, Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 35(6) 2015

Salmo salar L., production cage in south ŠœœŽœœ–Ž—ȱ˜ȱŠŒ’ŸŽȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ™Š‘˜•- eastern Tasmania. Journal of Fish Diseases ˜¢ǰȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ ˜ž•ȱŠ•œ˜ȱŠ›Žœœȱ’ȱ‘Žȱ ’•ȱ꜑ȱ 31, 713-717. were either susceptible to P. peruransȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ȱ Barta JR, Martin DS, Liberator PA, Dashkevicz causing AGD; or in a carrier state acting a res- M, Anderson JW, Feighner SD, Elbrecht A, Ž›Ÿ˜’›ȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ™Š‘˜Ž—ǯȱ‘Žȱ™˜Ž—’Š•ȱ˜›ȱ ’•ȱ Ž›”’—œȬŠ››˜ ȱǰȱ Ž—”’—œȱǰȱŠ—˜›‘ȱ ꜑ȱ˜ȱŠŒȱŠœȱŠȱ›ŽœŽ›Ÿ˜’›ȱ˜›ȱP. perurans in rela- ǰȱžěȱȱŠ—ȱ›˜˜žœȬȱ žŒ‘Ž•”Šȱ ȱ (1997). Phylogenetic relationships among ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱŠšžŠŒž•ž›Žȱ’—žœ›¢ȱ ˜ž•ȱ Ž’‘ȱ’–Ž›’Šȱœ™ŽŒ’Žœȱ’—ŽŒ’—ȱ˜–Žœ’Œȱ ›Žšž’›Žȱž›‘Ž›ȱœŠ–™•’—ȱŠ—ȱŠ—Š•¢œ’œǯȱž›‘Ž›ȱ ˜ •ȱ’—Ž››Žȱžœ’—ȱŒ˜–™•ŽŽȱœ–Š••ȱœž‹ž—’ȱ sampling could include: targeting inshore areas ribosomal DNA sequences. Journal of ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŸ’Œ’—’¢ȱ˜ȱ꜑ȱŠ›–œȱŠœȱ Ž••ȱŠœȱ˜ěœ‘˜›Žȱ Parasitology 83, 262-271. •˜ŒŠ’˜—œDzȱŠ—ȱœŠ–™•’—ȱž›’—ȱ’쎛Ž—ȱ’–Žœȱ Bustos PA, Young ND, Rozas MA, Bohle HM, ˜ȱ‘Žȱ¢ŽŠ›ȱ˜ȱŽŽ›–’—Žȱ’ȱŠ—¢ȱ›Ž—œȱ˜ž—ȱ •Ž˜—œ˜ȱǰȱ˜››’œ˜—ȱȱŠ—ȱ˜ Š”ȱ BF (2011). Amoebic gill disease (AGD) in ›ŽĚŽŒȱ˜›ȱ™›˜ŒŽŽȱ‘Šȱ˜‹œŽ›ŸŽȱ’—ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—œȱ Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarǼȱŠ›–Žȱ’—ȱ ›˜–ȱŠšžŠŒž•ž›ŽȱŠŒ’•’’Žœǯȱ—Š•¢œ’œȱ˜ȱ’—Ž›ȱ’ȱ Chile. Aquaculture 310ǰȱŘŞŗȬŘŞŞǯ ›Š—œ–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱP. peruransȱ›˜–ȱ ’•ȱ˜ȱŠ›–Žȱ Crosbie PBB, Bridle AR, Cadoret K and ꜑ȱ˜ŒŒž›œȱ ˜ž•ȱ’—Ÿ˜•ŸŽȱŠ—ȱŠ™™›˜ŠŒ‘ȱœ’–’•Š›ȱ Nowak BF (2012). In vitro cultured to that used by Garver et al. (2013). Neoparamoeba perurans causes amoebic ’••ȱ’œŽŠœŽȱ’—ȱ•Š—’ŒȱœŠ•–˜—ȱŠ—ȱž•ę•œȱ Koch’s postulates. International Journal for In conclusion P. perurans was detected in the Parasitology 42, 511-515. ’•ȱ꜑ȱ™˜™ž•Š’˜—ȱŠ›˜ž—ȱŒ˜Ĵ’œ‘ȱŒ˜ŠœŠ•ȱ Crosbie PBB, Ogawa K, Nakano D and waters and the apparent prevalence in the Nowak BF (2010). Amoebic gill disease in population, as a whole, was substantially less hatchery-reared ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis ‘Š—ȱŗƖǯȱ‘’œȱ’œȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ›Ž™˜›ȱ˜ȱŽŽŒ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ ǻŽ––’—Œ”ȱǭȱŒ‘•ŽŽ•Ǽǰȱ’—ȱ Š™Š—ȱ’œȱŒŠžœŽȱ P. perurans in horse mackerel. by Neoparamoeba perurans. Journal of Fish Diseases 33ǰȱŚśśȬŚśŞǯ

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