Histopathology and a real-time PCR assay for detection of Bonamia ostreae in Ostrea edulis cultured in western Canada

Aquaculture

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-42

  Marty, Gary D ^a   Bower, Susan M ^b   Clarke, Kyle R ^a   Meyer, Gary ^b   Lowe, Geoff ^b   Osborn, Andrea L ^a   Chow, Eric P ^c   Hannah, Heather ^a   Byrne, Sean ^a   Sojonky, Ken ^a   Robinson, John H ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonamia ostreae; European flat oyster; Histopathology; Ostrea edulis; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; OYSTER CULTURE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BONAMIA OSTREAE; HAPLOSPORIDIA; OSTREA EDULIS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 33750515709     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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