TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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TWiP 56: Whirling disease
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that causes whirling disease of salmonids.
Links for this episode:
- Myxobolus cerebralis (Wikipedia)
- Fish migration (Wikipedia)
- Trout with whirling disease (YouTube)
- Letters read on TWiP 55
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