Molecular detection of the oyster parasite Mikrocytos mackini, and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-227

  Carnegie, Ryan B ^a,c   Meyer, Gary R ^a   Blackbourn, Janice ^a   Cochennec Laureau, Nathalie ^b   Berthe, Franck C J ^b   Bower, Susan M ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Denman Island disease; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Mikrocytos mackini; PCR validation

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTIST;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; EUKARYOTA; MIKROCYTOS MACKINI; OSTREIDAE; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037906114     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao054219     Document Type: Article

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