
Kudoa septempunctata (Myxozoa: Multivalvulida) myxospores infect the trunk muscles of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). In this study, two popular commercially formulated anti-coccidial drugs (amprolium hydrochloride and toltrazuril) were serially diluted and incubated with purified mature Kudoa septempunctata myxospores. The viability of K. septempunctata spores was determined after a 2-day incubation followed by Hoechst 33342 and propidium iodide staining, and scanning electron microscopy. Amprolium hydrochloride significantly decreased spore viability (18% of control) at a concentration of 920 μg/mL, whereas toltrazuril showed almost no effect (83% of control). Viability of the control (untreated spores) was 90%. In vivo studies are required to confirm the efficacy of amprolium hydrochloride in fish infected with K. septempunctata myxospores on their growth and immune system performance.
Spores, Short Note, Parasitic Diseases, Animal, Amprolium, Kudoidae, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Aquaculture, Flounder, ST3 genotype, Anti-coccidial drug, Amprolium hydrochloride, Cnidaria, Kudoa septempunctata, Fish Diseases, Republic of Korea, Animalia, Animals, Humans, Myxozoa, Taxonomy, Fluorescent Dyes, Triazines, Biodiversity, Foodborne disease, Multivalvulida, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Coccidiostats, Benzimidazoles, Indicators and Reagents, Paralichthys olivaceus, Propidium
Spores, Short Note, Parasitic Diseases, Animal, Amprolium, Kudoidae, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Aquaculture, Flounder, ST3 genotype, Anti-coccidial drug, Amprolium hydrochloride, Cnidaria, Kudoa septempunctata, Fish Diseases, Republic of Korea, Animalia, Animals, Humans, Myxozoa, Taxonomy, Fluorescent Dyes, Triazines, Biodiversity, Foodborne disease, Multivalvulida, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Coccidiostats, Benzimidazoles, Indicators and Reagents, Paralichthys olivaceus, Propidium
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