Perkinsus beihaiensis (Perkinsozoa) in oysters of Bahia State, Brazil

Abstract This study reports the pathogen Perkinsus beihaiensis in oysters of the genus Crassostrea on the coast of the State of Bahia (Brazil), its prevalence, infection intensity and correlation with salinity. Oysters (n = 240) were collected between October and December 2014 at eight sampling stat...

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Main Authors: M. S. A. Luz, F. S. Carvalho, H. C. Oliveira, G. Boehs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2017-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842017005110106&lng=en&tlng=en