Virus-like particles in pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera

Type Article
Date 1999
Language English
Author(s) Comps Michel1, Herbaut C2, Fougerouse Angelique3
Affiliation(s) 1 : IFREMER, F-34250 Palavas Les Flots, France.
2 : CUPF, Papeete, Tahaiti, Fr Polynesia.
3 : SRM, Papeete, Tahiti, Fr Polynesia.
Source Bulletin Of The European Association Of Fish Pathologists (0108-0288) (Eur Assoc Fish Pathologists), 1999 , Vol. 19 , N. 2 , P. 85-88
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Abstract Virus-like particles were detected in granulomas associated with focal necrosis within the adductor muscle of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera from French Polynesia. About 40 nm in size, the se particles were generally found within
cytoplasmic vesic1es inside heavily degenerated granulocytes. More studies are required to further characterize them.
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Comps Michel, Herbaut C, Fougerouse Angelique (1999). Virus-like particles in pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera. Bulletin Of The European Association Of Fish Pathologists, 19(2), 85-88. Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6079/