Prevalence of Perkinsus spp. in Chesapeake Bay soft-shell clams, Mya arenaria linnaeus, 1758 during 1990-1998

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 349-352

  Mclaughlin, Shawn M ^a   Faisal, Mohamed ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Infection; Intensity; Maryland; Perkinsus spp.; Soft shell clam

Indexed keywords

MYA ARENARIA; PERKINSUS;

EID: 0033841560     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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