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Isolation
marine invertebrate
United States
Isolation date: September 5, 2002
Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
no
Comments
Isolated from the Soft-shelled Clam, Mya arenaria collected in the Buoy Rock area of the Chester River as part of 2002 Maryland Clam Survey.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1886: Perkinsus broth medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25.0°C
Min Temperature: 20.0°C
Duration: axenic
Name of Depositor
C Dungan
Special Collection
NSF - Protistology
Geographical Isolation
Chester River, Maryland
Year of Origin
September 5, 2002
References
Reece KS, et al. Molecular epizootiology of Perkinsus marinus and P. chesapeaki infections among wild oysters and clams in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Dis. Aquat. Org. 82: 237-248, 2008.
