Response of Crassostrea virginica to in vitro cultured Perkinsus marinus: Preliminary comparisons of three inoculation methods

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 479-485

  Bushek, David ^a   Allen Jr , Standish K ^b   Alcox, Kathryn A ^b   Gustafson, Richard G ^c   Ford, Susan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Dosing method; In vitro culture; Oyster; Perkinsus

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INOCULATION TECHNIQUE; OYSTER CULTURE;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; PERKINSUS MARINUS;

EID: 0031427879     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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