Susceptibility of juvenile Crassostrea gigas and resistance of Panope abrupta to Mikrocytos mackini

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-99

  Bower, Susan M ^a   Bate, Kerry ^a   Meyer, Gary R ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; Infection susceptibility; Mikrocytos mackini; Panope abrupta

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MIKROCYTOS MACKINI; OSTREIDAE; PANOPE; PANOPE ABRUPTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 17644390286     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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