Kidney disease postorbital lesions in spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

January 1, 1975

Gross exophthalmos in one or both eyes of yearling spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) was caused by postorbital, granulomatous inflammatory tissue that developed in response to invasion of the site by Corynebacterium sp., the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease.

Publication Year	1975
Title	Kidney disease postorbital lesions in spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
DOI	10.1577/1548-8659(1975)104<805:KDPLIS>2.0.CO;2
Authors	Jerry D. Hendricks, Steve L. Leek
Publication Type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Series Title	Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Index ID	70162247
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization	Western Fisheries Research Center

Kidney disease postorbital lesions in spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC)

U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the Interior

Kidney disease postorbital lesions in spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

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