A description of the pathology of epizootic shell disease in the American lobster, Homarus americanus, H. Milne Edwards 1837

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 749-756

  Smolowitz, Roxanna ^a   Chistoserdov, Andrei Y ^b   Hsu, Andrea ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carapace; Epizootic shell disease; Erosion; Homarus americanus; Inflammatory cuticle; Lobster; Melanization; Pathology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISEASE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PATHOLOGY; SHELL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 33646785017     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[749:ADOTPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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