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Isolation
marine invertebrate
Maryland, United States
Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
yes
Comments
This is a hapantotype strain.
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
Duration: axenic
Mycoplasma
Indeterminate
Name of Depositor
C Dungan
Special Collection
NSF - Protistology
Geographical Isolation
Buoy Rock area, Chester River
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.
