Occurrence of intestinal fish parasites in Australia [[electronic resource] ] : Identification of anisakid nematodes in commercially available fish species from south Australian waters / / Albert Eisenbarth

• Autore: Eisenbarth Albert
• Pubblicazione: Hamburg, : Diplomica Verlag, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (86 p.)
• Disciplina: 572.8293
• Soggetto topico: Fishes - Parasites - Australia; Anisakis - Australia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Title from cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Occurrence of intestinal fish parasites in Australia; Table of Contents; Acknowledgement; Abbreviations and symbols; Abstract; Zusammenfassung; Chapter 1 Literature review; Chapter 2 Material and Methods; Chapter 3 Results; Chapter 4 Discussion; References; Appendix
• Sommario/riassunto: Background: Nematodes of the family Anisakidae are parasites of marine organisms, such as fish and sea mammals, pose a threat to humans and cause the disease anisakiasis. In Australia, little has been done to evaluate the risk of exposure for consumers of infected fish to these parasites. The aim of the present study is to partially address this gap by a small-scale survey of five local fish species from southern Australia destined for consumption.Methods: Fish were collected and examined for intestinal worms, including anisakids. The parasite larvae collected were fixed and identified bot
• Titolo autorizzato: Occurrence of intestinal fish parasites in Australia
• ISBN: 3-8366-3018-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458925603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II