dmagerl
12-05-2009, 08:03 PM
It looks like the Ich genome has been sequenced.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091202122052.htm
'Ich' Discovery Could Yield New Ways to Treat Devastating Freshwater Fish Parasite
ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2009) — Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have made an "unexpected" dual discovery that could open new avenues for treating Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, or "Ich," a devastating single-celled protozoan parasite that commonly attacks freshwater fish.
With the aid of whole-genome sequencing, researchers found that Ich harbors two apparently symbiotic intracellular bacteria: Bacteroides, which are usually found free-living, and Rickettsia, which are obligate intracellular bacteria. The two bacteria represent new species.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091202122052.htm
'Ich' Discovery Could Yield New Ways to Treat Devastating Freshwater Fish Parasite
ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2009) — Researchers from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have made an "unexpected" dual discovery that could open new avenues for treating Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, or "Ich," a devastating single-celled protozoan parasite that commonly attacks freshwater fish.
With the aid of whole-genome sequencing, researchers found that Ich harbors two apparently symbiotic intracellular bacteria: Bacteroides, which are usually found free-living, and Rickettsia, which are obligate intracellular bacteria. The two bacteria represent new species.