Deformation and blemishing of pearls caused by bacteria

Fisheries Science

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1255-1262

  Ogimura, Tohru ^a   Futami, Kunihiko ^a   Katagiri, Takayuki ^a   Maita, Masashi ^a   Gonçalves, Ana Teresa ^a   Endo, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptidoglycan; Bacteria; Cultured pearl; Inflammation; Mantle; Pinctada; Quality; Shell formation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PINCTADA; PINCTADA FUCATA; PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA; PINCTADA MAXIMA;

EID: 84869129283     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-012-0545-x     Document Type: Article

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