Prevalence of Perkinsus marinus (Dermo) in Crassostrea virginica along the Connecticut shoreline

Aquaculture

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 215-221

  Karolus, John ^a   Sunila, Inke ^a   Spear, Stacey ^a   Volk, John ^a  

^a Bureau of Aquaculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecticut; Dermo; Perkinsus marinus

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; OYSTER CULTURE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PROTOZOA;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; PERKINSUS MARINUS;

EID: 0034653199     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00306-3     Document Type: Article

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