DEVELOPMENT OF IMMUNITY BY THE TOMATO CLOWNFISH AMPHIPRION FRENATUS TO THE DINOFLAGELLATE PARASITE AMYLOODINIUM-OCELLATUM

Authors
COBB CS LEVY MG NOGA EJ
Citation
Cs. Cobb et al., DEVELOPMENT OF IMMUNITY BY THE TOMATO CLOWNFISH AMPHIPRION FRENATUS TO THE DINOFLAGELLATE PARASITE AMYLOODINIUM-OCELLATUM, Journal of aquatic animal health, 10(3), 1998, pp. 259-263
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Fisheries,"Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of aquatic animal health → ACNP
ISSN journal
08997659
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
259 - 263
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-7659(1998)10:3<259:DOIBTT>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The dinoflagellate Amlyloodinium ocellatum, which causes amyloodiniosi s or ''marine velvet disease,'' is one of the most serious ectoparasit ic diseases affecting warm water marine fish culture worldwide. We dem onstrated that tomato clownfish Amphiprion frenatus can develop strong immunity to infection following repeated nonlethal parasitic challeng es. The protective response is long-lived and directed against the tro phont stage of the parasite.