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Annual variation in lymphocystis infection frequency in flounder, Platichthys flesus (L.)
Author(s) -
Reiersen L.O.,
Fugelli K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1984.tb04789.x
Subject(s) - platichthys , biology , flounder , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , veterinary medicine , medicine
The infection frequency of the virus induced lymphocystis disease has been registered in flounder from the Oslofjord, Norway, during a 4 year period. The disease has a clear regular seasonal variation, and also an annual variation. The percentage infection in the summer was 1–10%, and in the winter up to 57%. The possibility that the high pollution level of the inner Oslofjord could be the reason for the high frequency of lymphocystis disease, is discussed.