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DAO 44:143-148 (2001)
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Abstract
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First record of Marteilia sp. in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis in Croatia
Snjezana Zrncic1,*, Frédérique Le Roux2, Drazen Oraic1, Branko Sostaric1, Franck C. J. Berthe2
1Croatian Veterinary Institute, Department of Fish Diseases and Aquaculture, Savska 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
2IFREMER, Laboratoire de Génétique et Pathologie, BP 133, 17390 La Tremblade, France
*E-mail: zrncic@rudjer.irb.hr
ABSTRACT: Marteiliosis is a disease of molluscs caused by Marteilia refringens in Europe and M. sydneyi in Australia. During routine examination of cultured mussels Mytilus galloprovinciallis in the northern Adriatic, the occurrence
of Marteilia sp. was recorded with a prevalence of 5%. This parasite was not detected in flat oysters reared in the same area. The affiliation of the detected parasite in M. galloprovinciallis was confirmed by in situ hybridization
using a M. refringens probe, specific at the genus level. DNA of these infected mussels originating from the same area will be used to clarify the taxonomic position of this species within the genus Marteilia using a molecular approach.
KEY WORDS: Marteilia maurini · Parasite · Mytilus galloprovincialis · Detection · Taxonomy
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Published in DAO Vol.
44, No. 2
(2001) on March 9
ISSN: 0177-5103.
Copyright © Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe, 2001
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