Marine Parasite
Real-time PCR detects/quantifies Perkinsus marinus in environmental waters
Published in Blood Weekly, February 10th, 2005
"The protistan parasite Perkinsus marinus is a severe pathogen of the oyster Crassostrea virginica along the east coast of the United States. Very few data have been collected, however, on the abundance of the parasite in environmental waters, limiting our understanding of P. marinus transmission dynamics," scientists in the United States report.
"Real-time PCR assays with SybrGreen I as a label for detection were developed in this study for quantification of P. marinus in environmental waters with P. marinus species-specific primers and...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2005-02-10)
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