Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of Haplosporidium montforti n. sp., parasite of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-32

  Azevedo, Carlos ^a   Balseiro, Pablo ^b   Casal, Graça ^a,c   Gestal, Camino ^b   Aranguren, Raquel ^b   Stokes, Nancy A ^d   Carnegie, Ryan B ^d   Novoa, Beatriz ^b   Burreson, Eugene M ^d   Figueras, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^c High Institute of Health Sciences   (Portugal)

^d VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abalone; Aquaculture; Haliotis tuberculata; Haplosporidia; Haplosporidium montforti n. sp; Parasite; SEM; SSU rRNA gene; TEM; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HAPLOSPORIDIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLLUSC; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN SPORE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; HAPLOSPORIDA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSCA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HALIOTIS TUBERCULATA; HAPLOSPORIDIA; HAPLOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 33646481061     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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