Comparison of assessment methods used to diagnose Hematodinium sp. infections in Cancer pagurus

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 454-462

  Ní Chualáin, Ciara ^a   Robinson, Martin ^b  

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer pagurus; Diagnosis; Hematodinium sp; Histology; PCR

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAB; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENDOPARASITE; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PIGMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

IRELAND;

ANIMALIA; CANCER PAGURUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; HEMATODINIUM; HEMATODINIUM SP.;

EID: 79951979252     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq197     Document Type: Article

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