| On the search for a specific parasite, researchers stumbled upon a fish-liquefying parasite instead | |
|
Source: sciencenorway |
12/26/2023 |
|
|
Credit: Paolo Cipriani / Institute of Marine Research |
The mysterious parasite Kudoa thyrsites causes fish fillets to become so soft they could be consumed with a straw 24 hours after the fish's death. |
|
|
It is not harmful to humans, but it can ruin a meal and perhaps the dinner guest's relationship with seafood. Documented findings of Kudoa in Norway have been limited to mackerel. Until now. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|