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Chlorophyllin for the control of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Fouquet)

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Tests were conducted to determine the efficiency of the photodynamic substance chlorophyllin to kill different life stages of the protozoan parasite Ichthyophthirius mulftifiliis (Fouquet) which causes the white spot disease in many freshwater fish species. This study has developed a new treatment for the control of ichthyophthiriosis, and demonstrated that non-toxic water-soluble chlorophyll (chlorophyllin) is a potential remedial agent at low concentrations for this serious parasitic disease.

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We acknowledge the funding of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) and the Bavarian Institute of Fishery, especially Dr. Wedekind and Dr. Oberle. We thank Dr. Sven Bergmann and Lars Dettmann for the advice and input to our research.

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  1. Department of Biology, Developmental Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Staudtstraße 5, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany

    S. Wohllebe

  2. Department of Biology, Cell Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Staudtstr. 5, Erlangen, Germany

    P. Richter

  3. Neue Straße 9, Möhrendorf, Germany

    D.-P. Häder

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Wohllebe, S., Richter, P. & Häder, DP. Chlorophyllin for the control of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Fouquet). Parasitol Res 111, 729–733 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-2893-y

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