Molecular characterisation of a haplosporidian parasite infecting rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata in north Western Australia

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-40

  Bearham, Douglas ^a   Spiers, Zoe ^a   Raidal, Shane ^b   Jones, J Brian ^c   Nicholls, Philip K ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Haplosporidia; In situ hybridisation; Minchinia; Parasite; Rock oyster; Saccostrea cuccullata; SSU rRNA gene

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HAPLOSPORIDIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OYSTER; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HAPLOSPORIDA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OSTREIDAE; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RNA, PROTOZOAN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAPLOSPORIDIA; HAPLOSPORIDIIDAE; HAPLOSPORIDIUM; MINCHINIA; OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA CUCCULLATA;

EID: 34147102182     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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