Key result
Fungal infestation in fishes is linked to reduced erythrocytes and haemoglobin but elevated granulocytes and monocytes.
Why the study?
Changes in haematological parameters of fishes infested with specific fungal species were investigated to understand the impact of fungal infestation.
Observational
Haematological shifts in fungus-infested fish may mark infection burden; leaves open validation as diagnostic markers in aquaculture.
Considerable changes have been observed in the haematological parameters of Labeo rohita, Mystus cavasius, Nandus nandus and Puntius sarana infested with Aphanomyces sp., Saprolegnia parasitica, Achlya prolifera and Dictyuchus monosporus, respectively. Substantial decline have been observed in the number of erythrocytes and lymphocytes. The number of granulocytes and monocytes were noticed significantly increased. The amount of haemoglobin has also been decreased drastically in all the cases.
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A 2001 study conducted an observational in Fungal infestation. Fungal infestation was evaluated on Haematological parameters. Fungal infestation in fishes was associated with a substantial decline in erythrocytes, lymphocytes, and haemoglobin, and a significant increase in granulocytes and monocytes.
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