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Accession number:

716

Host species (latin):

Aequipecten opercularis

Common name:

Scallop, Queen

Disease/condition:

Microsporidiosis

Location (host):

Digestive gland

Aetiology:

Spore infected cells form aggregates in connective tissue of digestive gland.

Aetiology:

Spore infected cells form aggregates in connective tissue of digestive gland.

Additional Information:

Significance:

The host surrounds each infected cell and the whole aggregate with some fibroblast-like cells. No important inflammatory reaction is observed.

Lession:

No macroscopic lesion is observed.

Stains:

Location:

Humber Rough

Area:

North Sea

Country:

Submitter:

Karin Lohrmann

Accession date:

1/1/1999

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