Department of Environmental & Aquatic Animal Health - Research Programs & Projects

VIMS OIE Reference Laboratory for the molluscan diseases Haplosporidiosis and Perkinsosis

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Fluid thioglycollate culture diagnosis of Perkinsus spp.	Plasmodia of Haplosporidium nelsoni (plastic section) in  Crassostrea virginica	Plasmodia of Haplosporidium nelsoni (paraffin section) in gut epithelium of Crassostrea virginica
Spores of Haplosporidium nelsoni in digestive tubule epithelium of Crassostrea virginica	Perkinsus andrewsi in the clam Macoma balthica	Perkinsus olseni/atlanticus in the clam Ruditapes decussatus
Perkinsus chesapeaki in the clam Mya arenaria	Perkinsus marinus in connective tissue of Crassostrea virginica	Perkinsus marinus in gut epithelium of Crassostrea virginica
Perkinsus olseni/atlanticus in the abalone Haliotis laevigata	Perkinsus olseni/atlanticus in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum	Perkinsus qugwadi in the scallop Patinopecten yessoensis
Prespores of Haplosporidium costale in connective tissue of Crassostrea virginica	Spores of Haplosporidium costale in connective tissue of Crassostrea virginica