The Effect of Mytilicola Intestinalis on the Biochemical Composition of Mussels
- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 49 (1) , 161-173
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531540004649x
Abstract
The biochemical constituents of mussels both infected and free from the copepod parasite Mytilicola intestinalis Steuer have been determined over a period of 2 years. All the constituents except moisture content (i.e. lipid, protein, carbohydrate and ash) were determined from dried mussel flesh, and all showed seasonal variation, the changes of which were correlated to the breeding cycle of the mussel.Keywords
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