Using bivalves as particle collectors with PCR detection to investigate the environmental distribution of Haplosporidium nelsoni

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-168

  Ford, Susan E ^a   Allam, Bassem ^a,b   Xu, Zhe ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection methods; Epizootic; Histology; Marine; MSX; Parasite distribution; Resistance

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

BIVALVE; DETECTION METHOD; FILTER FEEDING; HISTOLOGY; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIVALVE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; GILL; HAPLOSPORIDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OYSTER; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIVALVIA; DELAWARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENVIRONMENT; GILLS; HAPLOSPORIDA; NEW JERSEY; OSTREIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

DELAWARE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; HAPLOSPORIDIUM NELSONI; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 62149122193     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02018     Document Type: Article

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