Development of an in vitro clonal culture and characterization of the rRNA gene cluster of Perkinsus atlanticus, a protistan parasite of the clam Tapes decussatus

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 414-422

  Robledo, José A F ^a   Nunes, Patrícia A ^b   Cancela, M Leonor ^b   Vasta, Gerardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Bivalves; Clam farming; Diagnostic PCR; IGS; ITS; LSU; NTS

Indexed keywords

CLAM CULTURE;

ANIMALIA; ATLANTICUS; BIVALVIA; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS ANDREWSI; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TAPES DECUSSATUS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 0036710887     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2002.tb00221.x     Document Type: Article

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