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Mya-Arenaria; Softshell Clam; Macoma-Balthica; Zoosporulation; Proliferation; Salinity; Andrewsi; Parasite; Assay; Spp.
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Experimental Cross-Infections By Perkinsus Marinus And P. Chesapeaki In Three Sympatric Species Of Chesapeake Bay Oysters And Clams, Cf Dungan, Kimberly S. Reece, Rm Hamilton, Na Stokes, Em Burreson
Experimental Cross-Infections By Perkinsus Marinus And P. Chesapeaki In Three Sympatric Species Of Chesapeake Bay Oysters And Clams, Cf Dungan, Kimberly S. Reece, Rm Hamilton, Na Stokes, Em Burreson
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In controlled laboratory transmission experiments, uniform doses of axenic in vitro isolate cultures of Perkinsus marinus from a Crassostrea virginica oyster, and of independent P. chesapeaki isolates from Chesapeake Bay Mya arenaria and Macoma balthica clams, were used to reciprocally challenge Perkinsus sp.-free C. virginica, M arenaria, and M balthica experimental hosts. Following mantle cavity inoculations, all 3 experimental hosts acquired high incidences (30 to 100 %) of infections by each of the 3 Perkinsus sp. isolates, based on PCR assays of DNAs from experimental host tissues that were collected through 60 d post-inoculation. Lesions containing proliferating pathogen cells were …