| genetic signature analysis of perkinsus marinus in mexico suggests possible translocation from the atlantic ocean to the pacific coast of mexico. | the protozoan perkinsus marinus (mackin, owen & collier) levine, 1978 causes perkinsosis in the american oyster crassostrea virginica gmelin, 1791. this pathogen is present in cultured c. virginica from the gulf of mexico and has been reported recently in saccostrea palmula (carpenter, 1857), crassostrea corteziensis (hertlein, 1951) and crassostrea gigas (thunberg, 1793) from the mexican pacific coast. transportation of fresh oysters for human consumption and repopulation could be implicated in ... | 2017 | 28768523 |