Health status of olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Meyer, Gary R ^a   Lowe, Geoffrey J ^a   Kim, Eliah ^a   Abbott, Cathryn L ^a   Johnson, Stewart C ^a   Gilmore, Scott R ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Disease; Histology; Olympia oyster; Ostrea lurida; Parasite; PCR

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; HAPLOSPORIDIUM; MIKROCYTOS MACKINI; MYTILICOLA; OSTREA CONCHAPHILA; OSTREA LURIDA; OSTREIDAE; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA; RHYNCHODIDA; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 77952687014     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.029.0112     Document Type: Article

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