Steinhausia mytilovum in cultured musselMytilus galloprovincialis in the Thermaikos Gulf (north Aegean Sea, Greece)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Chariton C. Chintiroglou¹  Abdalnasser Rayyan¹ 

关键词: Steinhausia mytilovum;    Mytilus galloprovincialis;    Mussel pathogens;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao057271

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: The microsporidian Steinhausia mytilovum was found parasitising the female cultured mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis L. in the Thermaikos Gulf (north Aegean Sea). The parasites affected the condition index of infected mussels andincited a strong hemocyte infiltration inside affected gonadal follicles. The prevalence (7.5 to 35.5%) of the parasite was relatively high in a polluted area.

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