Appearance and pathogenicity of ovarian parasite Marteilioides chungmuensis in the farmed Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, in Korea

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 475-479

  Park, Mi Seon ^a   Kang, Chang Keun ^a   Choi, Dong Lim ^a   Jee, Bo Young ^a  

^a National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; Marteilioides chungmuensis; Ovarian parasite; Pacific oyster

Indexed keywords

OYSTER CULTURE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATHOGENICITY;

SOUTH KOREA;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MARTEILIOIDES CHUNGMUENSIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0242277131     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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