Effect of environmental factors on survival and growth of quahog parasite unknown (QPX) in vitro

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Perrigault, Mickael ^a   Buggé, Deenie M ^a   Allam, Bassem ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Growth; In vitro; Oxygen; QPX; Salinity; Survival; Temperature; Thraustochytrid

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERCENARIA; METABOLISM; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; MERCENARIA; OXYGEN; PARASITES; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE;

BIVALVIA; LABYRINTHULIDA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; PROTISTA; THRAUSTOCHYTRIIDAE;

EID: 77954864971     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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