Lethargic crab disease: Multidisciplinary evidence supports a mycotic etiology

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-167

  Boeger, Walter A ^a   Pie, Marcio R ^a   Ostrensky, Antonio ^a   Patella, Luciana ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Lethargic crab disease; Mangrove crab; Mass mortality; Ucides cordatus

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CONIDIUM; CRAB; DNA ISOLATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOLOGY; LETHARGY; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOME; SPECIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASCOMYCOTA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; PEZIZOMYCOTINA; SCYLLA; UCIDES CORDATUS;

EID: 19744366152     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000200009     Document Type: Article

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