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Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX) in Eastern Oyster Populations of North Carolina
Author(s) -
Morrison Nancy M.,
Marshall Michael D.,
Dykstra Michael J.,
Levine Jay F.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of aquatic animal health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1548-8667
pISSN - 0899-7659
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8667(1992)004<0203:hnmieo>2.3.co;2
Subject(s) - crassostrea , biology , oyster , eastern oyster , fishery , pacific oyster , zoology , shellfish , ecology , aquatic animal , fish <actinopterygii>
Populations of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica from 36 locations off the coast of North Carolina were examined cytologically in the fall of 1989 for Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX). The pathogen was found in oysters from 11 (31%) of the sites. Systemic Perkinsus marinus infections were noted in oysters from 26 (72%) of the locations.