Assessment of the northern distribution range of selected Perkinsus species in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) with the use of PCR-based detection assays

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 410-422

  Pecher, Wolf T ^a   Alavi, Mohammad R ^a   Schott, Eric J ^a   Fernandez Robledo, José A ^a   Roth, Laura ^a   Berg, Sean T ^a   Vasta, Gerardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

BIOASSAY; BIVALVE; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INHIBITION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPATRY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; HYPOTHESIS; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; PARASITE; PERKINSUS ANDREWSI; PERKINSUS CHESAPEAKI; PERKINSUS MARINUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CRASSOSTREA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; MERCENARIA; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; NEW ENGLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOA; RAIN; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; VIRGINIA;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS CHESAPEAKI; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PERKINSUS SP.; PROTISTA;

EID: 43949114529     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1282.1     Document Type: Article

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