Mission

Our main interests are eukaryotic microorganisms infecting fish, amphibians and reptiles, including all aspects of their structure, biology, physiology, life cycles, host-parasite interactions, ecology and especially their phylogeny and evolution. Our two main focuses are 1. The Myxozoa, and 2. Amoeboid organisms, but we also study other interesting microparasites like e.g. apicomplexans, microsporidians, ciliates or dinoflagellates. As part of our work we carry out research into a range of parasite problems which create economic and health consequences for the aquaculture industry, in collaboration with various institutions worldwide.