Department of Fisheries Research Offers Grant to Investigate Nucleospora salmonis in Fish
SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This grant is for the purpose of advancing the information knowledge base on the parasitic microsporidian Nucleospora salmonis (Nsal) and its effects on various fish species. Nsal has been consistently detected in spawning adult Steelhead from Idaho and Lahontan cutthroat trout from Heenan Lake. The research will investigate potential egg-associated transmission of this parasite and examine the role of high-density rearing as a stressor contributing to clinical disease [...]