Modulatory effects of hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) tissue extracts on the in vitro growth of its pathogen QPX

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Perrigault, Mickael ^a   Buggé, Deenie M ^a   Hao, Chen Chuan ^a   Allam, Bassem ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivalve; Clam; Constitutive; Inhibitory; Mercenaria; Plasma; QPX; Thraustochytrids; Tissue extracts

Indexed keywords

TISSUE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MERCENARIA; METABOLISM; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MERCENARIA; PARASITES; PLASMA; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; PROTISTA; THRAUSTOCHYTRIIDAE;

EID: 57349105755     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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