Two epizootic Perkinsus spp. events in commercial oyster farms at Santa Catarina, Brazil

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Luz Cunha, Ana C., Pontinha, Vitor de A., de Castro, Maria Alcina M., Sühnel, Simone, Medeiros, Sthefanie C., Moura da Luz, Ângela M., Harakava, Ricardo, Tachibana, Leonardo, Mello, Danielle F., Danielli, Naissa M., Dafre, Alcir L., Magalhães, Aimê R. M., P. Mouriño, José Luiz
• Other Authors: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: Barra; Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12958; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjfd.12958; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfd.12958

Abstract Perkinsus spp. have been detected in various bivalve species from north‐east Brazil. Santa Catarina is a South Brasil state with the highest national oyster production. Considering the pathogenicity of some Perkinsus spp., a study was carried out to survey perkinsosis in two oyster species...