Experimental cross-infections by Perkinsus marinus and P. chesapeaki in three sympatric species of Chesapeake Bay oysters and clams

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Dungan, Christopher F ^a   Reece, Kimberly S ^b   Hamilton, Rosalee M ^a   Stokes, Nancy A ^b   Burreson, Eugene M ^b  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Dermo disease; Host specificity; Macoma balthica; Mollusc; Mya arenaria

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST SPECIFICITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MOLLUSC; PROTOZOAN; SYMPATRY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MOLLUSCA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS CHESAPEAKI; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PERKINSUS SP.;

EID: 34347395821     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao076067     Document Type: Article

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