Publications

detection of bonamia exitiosa (haplosporidia) in european flat oysters ostrea edulis cultivated in mainland britain.	following a reported mortality event of european flat oysters ostrea edulis in southwestern england in december 2010, a sample of 30 oysters was examined using histology and molecular techniques. histological examination of the oysters revealed the presence of microcell stages in the haemocytes and connective tissues of 3 out of the 30 animals examined. one animal showing marked haemocyte infiltration of the connective tissues was considered to be infected with bonamia ostreae based on the prese ...	2013	24113250
epidemiology of bonamia in the uk, 1982 to 2012.	bonamiasis, caused by bonamia ostreae, was confirmed in native flat oysters ostrea edulis l. in england in 1982. hudson & hill (1991; aquaculture 93:279-285) documented investigations into the initial spread of the disease in wild and cultivated stocks of native oysters in the uk. they also described the controls that were initially applied to prevent the further spread of the pathogen. this paper reports on subsequent controls and associated monitoring applied in the uk and reports on the epide ...	2014	25060502