The genus Perkinsus includes protistan parasites infecting marine molluscs throughout the
world, some of which are associated with mass mortalities. Life cycle involves vegetative …

Hemocytes are the immune effectors in clams, directing cellular but also humoral defences.
In the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) and the carpet shell clam (Ruditapes …

Epizootic mortalities of Manila clams, Ruditapes philippinarum, have been reported along
the west and south coast of Korea for the past several years. This is the first report on the …

The last century has witnessed an increasing rate of new disease emergence across the
world leading to permanent loss of biodiversity. Perkinsea is a microeukaryotic parasitic …

Perkinsosis is a shellfish disease caused by protozoan parasite belonging to the genus
Perkinsus. Perkinsosis has been reported in some commercially important shellfishes …

Temporal dynamics of the infection by Perkinsus olseni in a clam (Tapes decussatus) bed
was studied over 5 yr (March 1996 to December 2000). Diagnostic techniques were …

Abstract The New Zealand Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) supports the largest
aquaculture industry in the country. However, summer mortality events and potential disease …

We investigated the effects of infection by the protozoan Perkinsus olseni on the
reproduction of female Manila clams, Ruditapes philippinarum, from a population in Gomso …

Seasonal changes in the infection intensity of Perkinsus and Cercaria were investigated in
Manila clams Ruditapes philippinarum collected from a sand beach on the east coast of …

This is the first report on the occurrence of Vibrio tapetis, the brown ring disease (BRD)
agent in Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, in Asian waters. Brown conchiolin deposits …