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Accession number:

801

Host species (latin):

Aequipecten opercularis

Common name:

Scallop, Queen

Disease/condition:

Rickettsia-like organism (RLO)

Location (host):

Gills

Aetiology:

Rickettsia- like organism

Aetiology:

Rickettsia- like organism

Additional Information:

Significance:

Has been associated with large scale mortalities in Pecten maximus

Lession:

Appear as basophilic inclusions in the gill epithelial cells

Stains:

Location:

Off Portland

Area:

English Channel

Country:

Submitter:

S. W. Feist

Accession date:

6/24/2003

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