Experimental Studies on the Transmission and Pathogenicity of Dermocystidium marinum, a Fungous Parasite of Oysters
- 1 April 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 40 (2) , 235
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3274312
Abstract
D. marinum was successfully transmitted to uninfected Crassostrea virginica by proximity to infected individuals in aquaria and by exposure to infected tissue minces. Mortality of experimental oysters was markedly greater than that of controls.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: