Perkinsus protozoan infection in short-necked clam Tapes (=Ruditapes) philippinarum in Japan

Fish Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 473-480

  Hamaguchi, Masami ^a   Suzuki, Nobuhiro ^a   Usuki, Hironori ^a   Ishioka, Hiroko ^a  

^a Nansei Natl Fisheries Res Inst   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; PCR; Perkinsus; Perkinsus atlanticus; Perkinsus olseni; Short necked clam; Tapes (=Ruditapes) philippinarum

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; ATLANTICUS; BIVALVIA; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; PERKINSUS OLSENI; PROTOZOA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 11544306243     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.33.473     Document Type: Article

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