Misuse of PCR assay for diagnosis of mollusc protistan infections

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-83

  Burreson, Eugene M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Haplosporidium; Histology; In situ hybridization; Marteilia; PCR assay; Validation

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTIST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLLUSC; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; MOLLUSCA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

HAPLOSPORIDIUM; MARTEILIA; MOLLUSCA; PROTISTA;

EID: 47349118609     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01925     Document Type: Article

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