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Fig. 6

From: Oxidative stress, gene expression and histopathology of cultured gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) naturally co-infected with Ergasilus sieboldi and Vibrio alginolyticus

Fig. 6

Photomicrograph representing histological sections from the gill arch and base of gill filaments of infected gilthead sea beam showing (a) severe congestion of the blood vessels (asterisk) associated with EGCs (arrows) and mononuclear cell infiltration, (b) extensive edema (asterisk) and infiltration of eosinophilic granular cells (EGCs) and lymphocytes (arrow), (c) massive hemorrhage (star), (d) focal infiltration of the epithelial lining the base of the gill filament with mononuclear cells (arrow), (e) focal infiltration of melanomacrophages (arrows), and (f) severe epithelial hyperplasia of the base of the gill filament (asterisk) concurrently with intense mononuclear cell infiltration (arrows). (Stain: H and E; Scale bar: 100 μm)

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