Histopathology - Plate 17 - Figures 49-51 PDF Format

By Western Fisheries Research Center October 19, 2017

Figure 49: Myxidium sp. infection in the liver of a 4-year-old rainbow trout. Note mottled areas (arrows) where the cysts of the myxosporiea occur. (Courtesy of R. J. Troth). 1600w x 1040h (300 dpi). 5.333 in. x 3.467 in.
Figure 50: Myxidium minteri trophozoites and spores in the lumen of a fingerling steelhead trout kidney tubules. Note the spore with polar capsules (arrows). M-G G stain. X900. 5187w x 3472h (72 dpi). 72.042 in. x 48.222 in.
Figure 51: Myxidium sp. cyst in a 2-year-old rainbow trout liver. One pyriform or spherical polar capsule occurs on each end of the spore (arrows). M-G G stain. X1500. 5177w x 3451h (72 dpi). 71.903 in. x 47.931 in.

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