GyroDb: gyrodactylid monogeneans on the web [Correspondence]

Harris, Philip D., Shinn, Andrew P., Cable, Joanne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8510-7055, Bakke, Tor A. and Bron, James 2008. GyroDb: gyrodactylid monogeneans on the web [Correspondence]. Trends in Parasitology 24 (3) , pp. 109-111. 10.1016/j.pt.2007.12.004

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Abstract

GyroDb (www.gyrodb.net) is a web-based resource that enables access to information on a key group of monogenean ectoparasites – the gyrodactylids. These small (<1 mm) viviparous flatworms are ubiquitous on fish (Figure 1), also infect cephalopods and aquatic tetrapods, and can be pathogenic and kill their hosts. Some are economically important pathogens of wild and cultured finfish. Gyrodactylids are maintained easily in the laboratory and display short, direct life cycles, making them ideal models to provide insights into a variety of key parasitological questions [1]. The devastating Gyrodactylus salaris epidemics in Norway since the 1970s have renewed interest in gyrodactylids and led to an improved understanding of their systematics and ecology [1]. GyroDb represents a major new information resource for this important taxon, which will hopefully open the doors of gyrodactylid research to the wider parasitological community.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Additional Information:	Update. Letters
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1471-4922
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:53
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/22562

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