Tests for possible relationships between genetic variability and levels of parasitism by Perkinsus marinus in Crassostrea virginica

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1988 1989 Feb 12

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Soniat TM
Grady JM
Rogers JS

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The populations of American oysters (Crassostrea virginica ) were sampled from Biloxi Bay, Mississippi westward to Galveston Bay, Texas. Adductor muscle tissue was used to determine level of infection of Perkinsus marinus , and to assess allelic variation using standard starch gel electrophoresis. Infection levels tended to be lower in oyster that exhibited higher levels of heterozygosity, yet the relationship was not statistically significant at the p less than or equal to 0.05 level

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ANW,USA, Crassostrea, Crassostrea virginica, Galveston Bay, levels, O 8050 CONFERENCES, Oysters, parasitism, Perkinsus marinus, population genetics, Populations, Q1 01443 Population genetics, Q1 01484 Species interactions: parasites and diseases, Q1 01583 Shellfish culture, Q3 01583 Shellfish culture, Q4 27200 Shellfish and other aquatic animals (excl.fish), Shellfish, Texas, USA, Variability

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