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Dermocystidium-Marinum Infection In Oysters, Frank O. Perkins
Dermocystidium-Marinum Infection In Oysters, Frank O. Perkins
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A review of knowledge concerning the life cycle, structure, taxonomy, and pathology of Dermocystidium marinum is presented. The pathogen causes mortalities of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica, along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States.
Occurrence Of Hematopoietic Neoplasms In Virginia Oysters (Crassostrea-Virginica), Em Frierman
Occurrence Of Hematopoietic Neoplasms In Virginia Oysters (Crassostrea-Virginica), Em Frierman
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The three predominant pathogens of oysters in Virginia are the haplosporidans Minchinia costalis and M. nelsoni and the protist Dermocystidium marinum (Wood and Andrews, 1962; Haskin, Stauber, and Mackin, 1966; Mackin, Owen, and Collier, 1950).