When the venerid clam Tapes decussatus is parasitized by the protozoan Perkinsus sp. it synthesizes a defensive polypeptide that is closely related to p225

Disease of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-157

  Montes, J F ^a   Durfort, M ^a   Garcia Valero, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Defense mechanisms; Encapsulation; Granulocytes; Parasitism; Perkinsus sp.; Tapes decussatus; Tapes semidecussatus; Veneridae

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PERKINSUS SP.; PROTOZOA; TAPES SEMIDECUSSATUS; VENERIDAE; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 0029826545     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao026149     Document Type: Article

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