Seasonal Prevalence of Hematodinium sp. Infections of Blue Crabs in Three South Carolina (USA) Rivers

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 174-191

  Parmenter, Kirk J ^a   Vigueira, Patrick A ^a   Morlok, C Kaighn ^a   Micklewright, Jennifer A ^a   Smith, Kylie M ^a   Paul, Kimberly S ^a   Childress, Michael J ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Hematodinium sp.; Infection pattern; Morphology; Salinity

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRAB; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DNA; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; HEMATODINIUM SP.;

EID: 84871422238     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-012-9556-1     Document Type: Article

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