| risk of myxobolus cerebralis infection to rainbow trout in the madison river, montana, usa. | myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that causes salmonid whirling disease, has had detrimental effects on several salmonid populations in the intermountain west, including the rainbow trout in the madison river, montana, usa. the goal of this study was to examine relationships among characteristics of the environment, tubifex tubifex (the alternate host) populations, and rainbow trout whirling disease risk in the madison river. environmental characteristics were measured in side channels of the m ... | 2006 | 16711061 |