Abstract
Formalin is a very widely used anti-parasitic agent. It is used routinely against many protozoans parasitic on the skin or gills of fish, including Chilodonella spp., Epistylis spp., Ichthyobodo (Costia) necator, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Scyphidia spp. and Trichodina spp. It has little activity against a majority of bacteria but has been used for bacterial gill disease which is a mixed infection caused by Flavobacterium branchiophilum together with protozoans. It is also useful for the monogenetic fluke parasites of fish gills and skin, respectively Dactylogyrus and Gyrodactylus spp., and also Cleidodiscus spp.
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Treves-Brown, K.M. (2000). Externally Applied Antimicrobial Agents. In: Applied Fish Pharmacology. Aquaculture, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0761-9_13
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