African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Straminipiles fungi growing on the alevins of the Nile tilapia in limnologically and trophically different water bodies

Bazyli Czeczuga
  • Bazyli Czeczuga
  • Department of General Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
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Adrianna Semeniuk
  • Adrianna Semeniuk
  • Department of General Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
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Ewa Czeczuga-Semeniuk
  • Ewa Czeczuga-Semeniuk
  • Department of General Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
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  •  Received: 04 April 2013
  •  Accepted: 09 May 2013
  •  Published: 05 May 2014

Abstract

The authors investigated the growth of straminipiles fungi on the alevins of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus L.) in water from eight limnologically and trophically different water bodies. Twenty-seven species were recorded. The largest number of species occurred on alevins in water from the Biala River and Fosa Pond (more biogenic), and the fewest in water from Dojlidy Pond and Lake Blizno (poor in biogenesis). The most commonly encountered species on Nile tilapia alevins were Saprolegnia parasitica, Saprolegnia ferax, Achlya polyandra, Achlya  oligocantha, Achlya prolifera, Leptomitus lacteus, and Pythium diclinum. Amino acid, carbohydrate, and urease tests were used.

 

Key words: Oreochromis niloticus, alevins, straminipiles infections, hydrochemistry.