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Studies on histopathological alteration of three major organs of the goldfish, Carassius auratus L., of India due to myxozoan infection with special reference to scanning electron microscopic observation

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Severe infections by the protozoan parasite belonging to the genera Myxozoa are causing serious problems in ornamental fish reared in breeding farms. Histopathological study is being used for diagnosis of the severity of diseases. Myxozoan infections result in large scale histopathological damages in different fish tissues. No information is available regarding the histopathological changes of goldfish due to infection with myxozoans. The present study deals with the histopathological changes of the gill, fin, and skin of goldfish, infected with myxozoan parasites along with an ultrastructural study using scanning electron microscope. Several histological alterations have been observed in goldfish, like tissue damage, epithelial hyperplasia, necrosis, anoxia, localized lymphocytic infiltration, excess mucus, cellular necrosis, and epithelial proliferation. The present study revealed the invasion intensified by the occurrence of morphological lesions in the gill, skin, and fin exposed to Myxosporidia, which may lead to respiratory insufficiency in fish and even cause mass mortality.

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One of the authors (MS) is thankful to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi for financial support under Special Assistance Program No. F-3-11/2012(SAP-II). Sincere thanks are also expressed to Dr. Subhadip Bhowmik of University Science Instrumentation Centre, University of Burdwan for his active participation during the SEM study of the tissues.

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Saha, M., Bandyopadhyay, P.K. Studies on histopathological alteration of three major organs of the goldfish, Carassius auratus L., of India due to myxozoan infection with special reference to scanning electron microscopic observation. Parasitol Res 116, 511–520 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5314-9

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