Detection of Minchinia sp., in rock oysters Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, 1778) using DNA probes

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-60

  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; Bonamia; Haplosporidia; Haplosporidium; Minchinia; Molecular probes; Parasite; Rock oyster; Saccostrea cuccullata; SSU rRNA gene

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; DNA PROBE; HAPLOSPORIDIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OYSTER; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; DNA PROBES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HAPLOSPORIDA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OSTREIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BONAMIA (HAPLOSPORIDA); BONAMIA OSTREAE; CILIOPHORA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; HAPLOSPORIDIA; HAPLOSPORIDIUM; HAPLOSPORIDIUM COSTALE; HAPLOSPORIDIUM NELSONI; INVERTEBRATA; MARTEILIA; MINCHINIA; MINCHINIA TEREDINIS; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS MARINUS; RHYNCHODIDA; SACCOSTREA CUCCULLATA;

EID: 36849077590     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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