Risk Characterization For Introduction And Spread Of Multinucleate Sphere X (Msx) In Prince Edward Island, Canada

• Published in: Journal of Shellfish Research
• Main Authors: Sanchez, J, Carnegie, Ryan, Warris, P, Hill, J, Davidson, J, St-Hilaire, S.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2015
• Subjects: Shellfish; Oyster; Movement; Risk; Dissemination; Multinucleate Sphere X; Haplosporidium Nelsoni; Pathway; Network Analysis; Aquatic Health Sciences Peer-Reviewed Articles; Marine Biology; Canada; Conway; Orwell; North West River; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/310; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/1309/viewcontent/sanchez2015.pdf

Multinucleate Sphere X (MSX) is an important pathogen of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) on the east coast of North America. This parasite is currently not present in Prince Edward Island (PEI), but there are concerns that it will spread from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where it was recentl...