Blar i Department of Biological Sciences på forfatter "Blindheim, Steffen H."
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Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta display different susceptibility to clonal strains of Paramoeba perurans
Dahle, Ole Martin Vik; Blindheim, Steffen H.; Nylund, Are; Karlsbakk, Egil; Breck, Olav; Glosvik, Henriette; Andersen, Linda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Amoebic gill disease (AGD), caused by the marine amoeba Paramoeba perurans, is an important disease of farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in Norway. The use of wrasse as cleaner fish in salmon net pens raises questions ... -
Experimental challenge of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar using clones of Paramoeba perurans, P. pemaquidensis and Tetramitus sp.
Nylund, Are; Røed, Martin; Blindheim, Steffen H.; Trösse, Christiane; Andersen, Linda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Salmon gill disease in Norway is in most cases associated with a range of different pathogens, stress and environmental factors. Paramoeba perurans and other amoebae have been isolated during such disease outbreaks. Other ... -
Genomic characterization and phylogenetic position of two new species in Rhabdoviridae infecting the parasitic copepod, salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
Økland, Arnfinn Lodden; Nylund, Are; Øvergård, Aina-Cathrine; Blindheim, Steffen H.; Watanabe, Kuninori; Grotmol, Sindre; Arnesen, Carl-Erik; Plarre, Heidrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-17)Several new viruses have emerged during farming of salmonids in the North Atlantic causing large losses to the industry. Still the blood feeding copepod parasite, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, remains the major challenge for ... -
Method for cryopreservation of Paramoeba perurans
Trösse, Christiane; Nylund, Are; Blindheim, Steffen H.; Andersen, Linda; Kindt, Mats Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-07)Paramoeba perurans causes amoebic gill disease (AGD), which is a major problem in aquaculture worldwide. The parasite can be cultured in vitro, but to this date, no method for long-term storage of the clones exists. In ... -
A new aquareovirus causing high mortality in farmed Atlantic halibut fry in Norway
Blindheim, Steffen H.; Nylund, Are; Watanabe, Kuninori; Plarre, Heidrun; Erstad, Børre; Nylund, Stian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01)A new aquareovirus was isolated from cultured Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) fry at a facility where massive mortalities had occurred during the start-feeding phase. The same virus was also detected in juveniles ...