Meanings
- uncountableInfection with parasites (myxozoas) of the genus Myxobolus.
The cause of well known "Boil disease" (Beulenkrankheit) or Myxoboliasis tuberosa (Hofer) of the barbels in European waters.
1920, Rokusaburo Kudo, “Studies on Myxosporidia”, in Illinois Biological Monographs, volume 5, page 1342 more examples
There are four major communicable diseases causing great losses to the freshwater-fish culture industry today: myxoboliasis, myxosomiasis, lerneosis, and a bacterial disease.
1983, Fish quarantine and fish diseases in Southeast Asia, UNDP/FAO South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Program, International Development Research Centre (Canada)Gill myxoboliasis, caused by Myxobolus and Henneguya, has caused heavy losses in Indian major carps, mainly Catla catla, in Bangladesh.
2002, James Richard Arthur, Primary Aquatic Animal Health Care in Rural, Small-scale, Aquaculture Development
Origin
- translingualMyxobolus
- Englishmyxoboliasis
From translingual Myxobolus + -iasis.
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