Nepszy S J, Budd J, Dechtiar A O
J Wildl Dis. 1978 Apr;14(2):233-9. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-14.2.233.
An extensive mortality of young-of-the-year rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) occurred in Lake Erie during the fall of 1969. Dead and dying smelt were observed along the north shore from west of Long Point in the central basin to Port Maitland in the eastern basin. No other fish species was involved. Glugea hertwigi, a microsporidan parasite, was observed in 90% of the distressed smelt examined, and is believed to have been a major contributing factor to the mortality.
1969年秋季，伊利湖发生了大量当年幼龄彩虹胡瓜鱼（Osmerus mordax）死亡的情况。在从中央盆地的长角点以西到东部盆地的梅特兰港的北岸，都观察到了死亡和濒死的胡瓜鱼。没有涉及其他鱼类物种。在90%接受检查的患病胡瓜鱼中发现了一种微孢子虫寄生虫——赫氏格鲁吉虫（Glugea hertwigi），据信它是导致死亡的主要因素。
