Investigation of Nematopsis spp. oocysts in 7 species of bivalves from Chonburi Province, Gulf of Thailand

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Tuntiwaranuruk, C ^a   Chalermwat, K ^a   Upatham, E S ^a   Kruatrachue, M ^b   Azevedo, C ^c  

^a BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Bivalve; Disease; Nematopsis; Protozoa; Thailand

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; MOLLUSC; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE;

ASIA; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; CHONBURI; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GULF OF THAILAND; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

AICUATULA ARCUATULA; ANADARA; ANADARA GRANOSA; APICOMPLEXA; ARCIDAE; ARCUATULA; BIVALVIA; DONAX FABA; GREGARINA; GREGARINIA; MERETRIX; MERETRIX MERETRIX; MYTILIDAE; NEMATOPSIS; PAPHIA UNDULATA; PERNA; PERNA VIRIDIS; PROTOZOA; SACCOSTREA; SACCOSTREA CUCCULLATA; SACCOSTREA CUCULLATA; TEGILLARCA GRANOSA;

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GILL; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLLUSC; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; ENVIRONMENT; GILLS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLLUSCA; OOCYSTS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

EID: 2342449285     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao058047     Document Type: Article

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