Parasitism with Protozoa and Monogeneans in Fish from the Natural Waters of Romania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Location
2.2. Materials
2.3. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Fish Species Scientific Name | Fish Species Common Name | River and Tributaries | Positive Samples | /Total Number of Samples |
---|---|---|---|---|
Salmo trutta fario | Native trout | Mădăraș | 1 | 4 |
Squalius cephalus | European chub | Homorodul Mare | 2 | 4 |
Alburnoides bipunctatus | Schneider | Tarnava Mare | 2 | 5 |
Fish Species Scientific Name | Fish Species Common Name | River and Tributaries (Positive/Total Number) |
---|---|---|
Ciprinus carpio | Common carp | Olt (2/2) |
Carassius auratus gibelio | Gibel carp | Fitod (1/1); Olt (5/5) |
Salmo trutta fario | Native trout | Mădăraș (1/4), Fișag (1/1); Beta (1/4); Var (1/5) |
Thymallus thymallus | European grayling | Mureș (1/1) |
Phoxinus phoxinus | Common minnow | Beta (1/1), Fișag (2/2); Fitod (1/1); Aszo (3/3); Mădăraș (2/4) |
Squalius cephalus | European chub | Fitod (1/2); Fișag (2/2); Mureș (6/18); Homorodul mic (1/2); Olt (6/10) |
Alburnoides bipunctatus | Schneider | Olt (2/4); Homorodul mic (4/8) |
Barbus meridionalis petenyi | Romanian barbel | Mureș (2/2) |
Gobio gobio | Gudgeon | Fișag (2/3); Fitod (2/3); Homorodul mic (3/5); Mădăraș (1/1) |
Rutilus rutilus | Rutilus roach | Olt (2/10) |
Noemacheilus barbatulus | Stone loach | Beta (1/1); Fișag (1/1); Fitod (2/3); Homorodul mic (3/3) |
Cobitis taenia | Spined loach | Fișag (2/2); Aszo (2/2) |
Lota lota | Burbot | Beta (3/3); Mureș (1/1) |
Fish Species Scientific Name | Fish Species Common Name | River and Tributaries (Positive/Total Number) |
---|---|---|
Alburnoides bipunctatus | Schneider | Olt (4/4); Homorodul mic (8/8); Fișag (10/10) |
Gobio gobio | Gudgeon | Fișag (3/3); Fitod (3/3); Banya (1/1) |
Carasssius auratus gibelio | Gibel carp | Fitod (1/1) |
Squalius cephalus | European chub | Fișag (2/2); Olt (10/10) |
Salmo trutta fario | Native trout | Mădăraș (4/4); Olt (3/3); Târnava mare (3/3); Aszo (4/4) |
Phoxinus phoxinus | Common minnow | Aszo (3/3) |
Fish Species Scientific Name | Fish Species Common Name | River and Tributaries (Positive/Total Number) |
---|---|---|
Phoxinus phoxinus | Common minnow | Aszo (1/3) |
Squalius cephalus | European chub | Fișag (1/2); Mureș (2/9); Fitod (1/2); Târnava mare (2/2); Olt (10/20); Homorodul Mic (1/2); Homorodul Mare (1/1); |
Alburnus alburnus | Common bleak | Mureș (1/1) |
Alburnoides bipunctatus | Schneider | Olt (2/4); Homorodul mic (1/4) |
Chondrostoma nasus | Common nase | Mureș (2/2) |
Rutilus rutilus | Rutilus roach | Mureș (1/4) |
Lota lota | Burbot | Beta (1/3) |
Fish Species Scientific Name | Fish Species Common Name | River and Tributaries (Positive/Total Number) |
---|---|---|
Salmo trutta fario | Native trout | Aszo (4/4) |
Squalius cephalus | European chub | Mureș (2/18); Târnava mare (1/12); Homorodul Mic (1/2); Olt (1/10) |
Alburnus alburnus | Common bleak | Târnava mare (2/2) |
Alburnoides bipunctatus | Schneider | Olt (1/4); Homorodul mic (4/8); Mureș (5/15) |
Barbus petenyi | Romanian barbel | Homorodul mic (2/4); Târnava mare (2/2) |
Gobio gobio | Gudgeon | Fișag (2/3) |
Rutilus rutilus | Rutilus roach | Mureș (2/10) |
Fish Species Scientific Name | Fish Species Common Name | River and Tributaries (Positive/Total Number) |
---|---|---|
Salmo trutta fario | Native trout | Aszo (1/4); Beta (1/4); Mădăraș (3/4); Olt (3/3) |
Phoxinus phoxinus | Common minnow | Aszo (2/3); Mădăraș (1/4); Fișag (1/2) |
Squalius cephalus | European chub | Fișag (1/2); Olt (4/10) |
Alburnoides bipunctatus | Schneider | Olt (3/4); Homorodul mic (1/8); Târnava mare (1/13) |
Barbus petenyi | Romanian barbel | Var (2/2); Fișag (5/5) |
Gobio gobio | Gudgeon | Mădăraș (1/1) |
Noemacheilus barbatulus | Stone loach | Fișag (1/1); Fitod (2/3) |
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Dărăbuș, G.; Ujvari, K.R.; Imre, M. Parasitism with Protozoa and Monogeneans in Fish from the Natural Waters of Romania. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 1519. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081519
Dărăbuș G, Ujvari KR, Imre M. Parasitism with Protozoa and Monogeneans in Fish from the Natural Waters of Romania. Microorganisms. 2024; 12(8):1519. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081519
Chicago/Turabian StyleDărăbuș, Gheorghe, Kristian Robert Ujvari, and Mirela Imre. 2024. "Parasitism with Protozoa and Monogeneans in Fish from the Natural Waters of Romania" Microorganisms 12, no. 8: 1519. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081519
APA StyleDărăbuș, G., Ujvari, K. R., & Imre, M. (2024). Parasitism with Protozoa and Monogeneans in Fish from the Natural Waters of Romania. Microorganisms, 12(8), 1519. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12081519