Abstract

Perkinsus, a protistan threat to bivalve culture in the Mediterranean basin.

Da Ros, L. and Canzonier, W. J.
Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol.
5
2
23-27
1985
As a result of a monitoring program Perkinsus sp. was found in live and dying individuals of several species of commercially important bivalves from different areas of the Italian Peninsula. The identification of the organism by culture method was subsequently confirmed by histological examination.
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