Co-infection by a yeast-like organism in Hematodinium-infected European edible crabs Cancer pagurus and velvet swimming crabs Necora puber from the English Channel

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-202

  Stentiford, G D ^a   Evans, M ^a   Bateman, K ^a   Feist, S W ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer pagurus; Haemocytes; Hematodinium; Immunosuppression; Necora puber; Secondary infection; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DISEASE; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; WINTER;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

CANCER PAGURUS; CANCRIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; HEMATODINIUM; HEMATODINIUM SP.; NECORA; NECORA PUBER; PAGURUS; PORTUNIDAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0037906160     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao054195     Document Type: Article

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