Differential diagnosis of mixed Haplosporidium costale and Haplosporidium nelsoni infections in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, using DNA probes

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 207-213

  Stokes, N A ^a   Burreson, E M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oyster; Haplosporidium costale; Haplosporidium nelsoni; In situ hybridization; Parasites; Small subunit ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

BASE PAIRING; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA PROBE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY; PARASITISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME DNA; SMALL SUBUNIT; STAINING; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

DNA; PATHOGEN; SHELLFISH;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; HAPLOSPORIDIUM COSTALE; HAPLOSPORIDIUM LOUISIANA; HAPLOSPORIDIUM LUSITANICUM; HAPLOSPORIDIUM NELSONI; MINCHINIA CHITONIS; MINCHINIA TAPETIS; MINCHINIA TEREDINIS;

EID: 0034840161     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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