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