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Table 1 Overview of sample dates, days post-sea-transfer, number of fish sampled (n), tissue samples taken and the analyses performed

From: Infection dynamics and tissue tropism of Parvicapsula pseudobranchicola (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Dates

Days

n

Tissues

Analyses

2014

 11.08.

-3

25

P, H

PCR, ISH.

 04.09.

21

30

P, E, G, H, K, L, I, S, B

PCR, Hi, ISH

 18.09.

35

30

P, E, G, H, K, L, I, S, B

PCR, Hi, ISH

 02.10.

49

30

P, E, G, Oe, H, K, L, I, S, B

PCR, Hi, ISH

 11.11.

89

30

P, E, G, H, K, L, I, S, B, Gb, U

PCR, Hi, ISH, M

 28.11.

106

5a

P

M

2015

 08.01.

147

30

P, E, G, H, K, L, S, B, Gb, U

PCR, Hi, ISH, M

 18.03.

216

30

P, E, G, H, K, L, S, B, Gb, U

PCR, Hi, ISH, M

 27.08.

347

30

P, E, G, H, K

PCR

 08.12.

451

30

P, G, H, K

PCR

2016

 06.05.

601

30

P, G, H, K

PCR

  1. Abbreviations: P pseudobranch, E eye, G gills, Oe oesophagus, H heart, I intestine, K kidney, S spleen, L liver, Gb gall bladder, U urinary bladder, PCR real-time RT-PCR, Hi histology, ISH in situ hybridization, M microscopy on pseudobranch squash preparations
  2. aAdditional sample of fish selected based on clinical signs, examined for spore development