An investigation of the pathology associated with mass mortality events in the cultured Japanese pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii at four farms in western Japan

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 323-337

  Hirano, Mizuki ^a   Sugishita, Yoshiyuki ^b   Mobin, S M A ^c,d   Kanai, Kinya ^b   Yoshikoshi, Kazuma ^b  

^a Yamamoto Shinju Corporation   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OSTREIDAE; PINCTADA; PINCTADA FUCATA;

EID: 29244457830     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H04-016.1     Document Type: Article

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