DNA-based diagnostic test for detecting myxobolus, the cause of salmonid whirling disease

摘要

Compositions, methods and kits directed to detection of the myxozoan parasite Myxobolus spp., for example, M. cerebralis. The method comprises contacting an aquatic sample with a nucleic acid comprising a nucleic acid segment capable of selectively hybridizing to the 18S ribosomal nucleic acids of Myxobolus cerebralis to form a hybridization complex. Detection of the hybridization complexes indicates the presence of Myxobolus cerebralis in the sample.