Amoebic gill disease (AGD) and sea lice are two of the most significant disease issues that
the Norwegian Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry is facing. Although both diseases …

Gill health is one of the main health challenges for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
mariculture worldwide, and amoebic gill disease (AGD), caused by the marine …

Outbreaks of koi sleepy disease (KSD) caused by carp edema virus (CEV) may seriously
affect populations of farmed common carp, one of the most important fish species for global …

Branchial surfaces of finfish species contain a microbial layer rich in commensal bacteria
which can provide protection through competitive colonization and production of …

Simple Summary Amoebae can be found in many different aquatic environments and are
also an emerging risk for fish health. Amoebae can display different types of relationships …

Amoebic gill diseases (AGD) caused primarily by the amphizoic Neoparamoeba spp. have
been identified as significant to fish health in intensive aquaculture. These diseases have …

Abstract Globally, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus) aquaculture is now routinely
affected by amoebic gill disease (AGD; Neoparamoeba perurans). The disease proliferates …

This book chapter discusses the prevalence, geographical distribution, host range, disease
transmission, diagnosis, clinical aspects, animal pathology, pathological lesions …

Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a major challenge for the marine salmonid farming industry.
This disease is caused by Paramoeba perurans, which is a parasitic amoeba that affects fish …

Gills from Atlantic salmon with experimentally induced amoebic gill disease (Neoparamoeba
spp.) were examined with transmission electron microscopy to assess pathology and host …