Paramoebiasis associated with mass mortality of American lobster Homarus americanus in Long Island Sound, USA

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-38

  Mullen, Thomas E ^a   Russell, Spencer ^a   Tucker, Meghan T ^a   Maratea, Jennifer L ^a   Koerting, Claudia ^a   Hinckley, Lynn ^a   De Guise, Sylvain ^a   Frasca Jr , Salvatore ^a   French, Richard A ^a   Burrage, Thomas G ^b   Perkins, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b PLUM ISLAND ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HOMARUS; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER; PARAMOEBA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344683000     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H02-045.1     Document Type: Article

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