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Ostrea edulis
Oyster, European Flat
Marteiliasis (Aber disease)
Digestive gland epithelium
Marteilia refringens
Marteilia refringens
Spores characterised by the presence of conspicuous refringent granules which can be demonstrated by various histological techniques.
Mortalities in France and Holland.
Necrosis of tissues caused by the infection in the digestive epithelium. Refractile bodies stain red in this section.
Carantec
Finisterre
FRANCE
D.J. Alderman
4/1/1977