| strong seasonality of bonamia sp. infection and induced crassostrea ariakensis mortality in bogue and masonboro sounds, north carolina, usa. | asian oyster crassostrea ariakensis is being considered for introduction to atlantic coastal waters of the usa. successful aquaculture of this species will depend partly on mitigating impacts by bonamia sp., a parasite that has caused high c. ariakensis mortality south of virginia. to better understand the biology of this parasite and identify strategies for management, we evaluated its seasonal pattern of infection in c. ariakensis at two north carolina, usa, locations in 2005. small (<50 mm) t ... | 2008 | 18455182 |