Use of histopathology, PCR and in situ hybridization methods to detect the parasite Mikrocytos sp. in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas from the northern coast of the Yellow Sea, China

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-130

  Wang, Zhongwei ^a   Liang, Yubo ^b   Lu, Xin ^c  

^a DALIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

^c DALIAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crassostrea gigas; Histology; In situ hybridization; Mikrocytos mackini; Mikrocytos sp.; Parasite; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIVALVE; ETIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYBRIDIZATION; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MIKROCYTOS; MIKROCYTOS MACKINI; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 77949752135     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2010003     Document Type: Article

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