In vitro life cycle and propagation of quahog parasite unknown

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-78

  Kleinschuster, Stephen J ^a   Smolowitz, Roxanna ^b   Parent, Jason ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hard clam; In vitro culture; Life cycle; Mercenaria mercenaria; Proliferation; QPX; Quahog

Indexed keywords

MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 0031876107     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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