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Isolation
hemolymph of blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, collected from Nanticoke River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, 1992
Product Format
test tube
Type Strain
yes
Comments
species description
Medium
ATCC® Medium 1651: MA medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25.0°C
Growth condition: axenic, with the addition of two brown rice grains in ATCC medium 1651. Consult product sheet for culture protocol.
Name of Depositor
GA Messick
Year of Origin
1992
References
Messick GA, Small EB. Mesanophrys chesapeakensis n. sp., a histophagous ciliate in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, and associated histopathology. Invertebr. Biol. 115: 1-12, 1996.
Messick GA. Diseases, parasites, and symbionts of blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) dredged from chesapeake bay. J. Crustacean Bio. 18: 533-548, 1998.
