An improved procedure to count Perkinsus marinus in eastern oyster hemolymph

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 725-732

  Nickens, Amy D ^a   La Peyre, Jerome F ^a   Wagner, Eric S ^a   Tiersch, Terrence R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Dermo; FTM hemolymph diagnostic assay; Perkinsus marinus

Indexed keywords

PARASITE PREVALENCE;

CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MARTES PENNANTI; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS;

EID: 0036968155     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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