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From: A case study of Desmozoon lepeophtherii infection in farmed Atlantic salmon associated with gill disease, peritonitis, intestinal infection, stunted growth, and increased mortality

Fig. 5

Desmozoon lepeophtherii infection of the gastro-intestinal tract. a HE-stain, many intranuclear proliferative stages surrounded by a halo (arrow) in hind gut epithelium. b ISH of same hind gut area as in (a) with the intranuclear proliferative stages stained red (arrow). c HE-stain of pyloric ceca epithelium with necrosis (*) and intranuclear proliferative stages surrounded by a halo (arrow). d FCP showing green fluorescent D. lepeophtherii spore clusters (arrows) in the stomach epithelium. Scale-bars: a-c, 10 μm; d, 50 μm

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