Identification of Perkinsus-like parasite in Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum using DNA molecular marker at ITS region

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 139-144

  Zhang, Xichang ^a   Liang, Yubo ^b   Fan, Jingfeng ^b   Zhang, Wei ^a   Pu, Hongyu ^c   Liang, Bin ^b   Chen, Hongxing ^b   Song, Lichao ^b  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^c DALIAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ITS; Manila clam; PCR; Perkinsus

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLLUSC;

BIVALVIA; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS ANDREWSI; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 27144511456     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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