TY  - JOUR
T1  - <I>Myxobolus nodulointestinalis</I> Intestinal Parasite of <I>Barbus </I>Fishes in Khozestan, Iran
AU - , Seyed Saeid Ghaem Maghami AU - , Behyar Jalali Jafari AU - , Mahmoud Masoumian 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
SP  - 231
EP  - 234
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2008.231.234
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2008.231.234
KW  - Myxobolus
KW  -Barbus
KW  -histopathology
KW  -parasite
KW  -Iran
AB  - A myxosporean, <I>Myxobolus nodulointestinalis</I> has been found in the intestinalis walls of <I>Barbus</I> fishes (<I>Barbus grypus</I>, <I>B. sharpeyi</I>, <I>B. esocinus</I>, <I>B. barbulus</I> and <I>B. pectorials</I>), from Karun and Karkhe Rivers (Khozestan, Iran). Large myxobolus cysts containing mature spores were located in the smooth muscular layer of intestinal wall. The spores had an elongated oval or trapezoid shape. The cysts were branched and separated by septa. They bulged deep into the lumen of the gut and the abdominal cavity. Plasmodia showed an affinity to smooth muscle cells and were covered by a degenerated layer of muscular elements. Because of commercially importance of <I>Barbus</I> fishes for pond culture in Iran, this parasite can be acquiring economic importance in aquaculture.
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