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  • Title: First record of Perkinsus olseni, a protozoan parasite infecting the commercial clam Ruditapes decussatus in Spanish Mediterranean waters.
    Author: Elandaloussi LM, Carrasco N, Roque A, Andree K, Furones MD.
    Journal: J Invertebr Pathol; 2009 Jan; 100(1):50-3. PubMed ID: 18823999.
    Abstract:
    We present the first record in Spanish Mediterranean waters of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus olseni infecting the clam Ruditapes decussatus. Perkinsus infection was detected all year around albeit at a low level of infection intensity. Histological analysis, induction of zoospores and in situ hybridisation assay confirmed the presence of Perkinsus sp. The identity of the parasite was determined by species-specific PCR assay in DNA samples obtained from infected clams. Sequencing of amplified fragments showed 100% identity to the ITS region of P. olseni. We confirmed for the first time the presence of P. olseni in Spanish Mediterranean waters.
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