Development of an in vitro assay to examine intracellular survival of perkinsus marinus trophozoites upon phagocytosis by oyster (crassostrea virginica and crassostrea ariakensis) hemocytes

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 900-907

  Alavi, Mohammad R ^a   Fernndez Robledo, José A ^a   Vasta, Gerardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; GLYCINE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

BIOASSAY; BIVALVE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMO; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FISH DISEASE; GENOME; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PARASITE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TROPHOZOITE; ALVEOLATA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

CRASSOSTREA ARIAKENSIS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS;

ALVEOLATA; ANIMALS; CRASSOSTREA; DISINFECTANTS; GLUTARAL; GLYCINE; GLYCINE AGENTS; HEMOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73949097627     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1864.1     Document Type: Article

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