Temporal distribution of potentially pathogenic agents detected on carpet-shell clam, Ruditapes decussatus cultured in Galicia (NW Spain)

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Gomez León, Javier ^a   Aranguren, Raquel ^a   Gestal, Camino ^a   Novoa, Beatriz ^a   Figueras, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Clams; Histology; Parasites; Pathology; Ruditapes decussatus

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 34547421963     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2007030     Document Type: Article

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