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Table 1 Prevalence of myxozoan infections from yellowfin gobies as determined by PCR

From: Henneguya sp. in yellowfin goby Acanthogobius flavimanus from the San Francisco Estuary

Number of fish

Total

Mortality

Histopathology

End of study

PCR

Myxozoan prevalence (%)

Group 1

151

18 (11.9%)

10 a

123*

30/30**

100

Group 2

55

0

15 a

40*

15/15**

100

  1. aSections were variable for myxozoan spores but difficult to confirm for vegetative stages by histopathology.
  2. *Fish remaining at termination of the study at 1Ā month from which fish were randomly collected for PCR testing for presence of the myxozoan.
  3. **Number of fish positive for the myxozoan per number of fish examined.