Data/hora: 29/05/2024 04:15:22

Provedor de dados: 	Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)	
País: 	France	
Título: 	Infection of the cockle Cerastoderma edule in the baie des veys (France) by the microsporidian parasite Steinhausia sp.	
Autores: 	Comtet, T; Garcia, Celine; Le Coguic, Yvette; Joly, Jean-pierre.	
Data: 	2003-12	
Ano: 	2003	
Palavras-chave: 	Cerastoderma edule; Steinhausia sp.; Microsporida; Oocyte; Baie des veys.	
Resumo: 	We report the occurrence of the microsporidian parasite Steinhausia sp. in the oocytes of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in a natural population in France, where high mortalities occurred. Steinhausia sp. appeared primarily as sporocysts containing many small spores, and putative earlier developmental stages were also observed. Both its prevalence and infection intensity were low, and no host defence reaction was recognized, suggesting that Steinhausia sp. had no detrimental effect on C. edule. Its prevalence was higher in cockles lying on the sediment surface, but the significance of this observation could not be explained given the poor knowledge of the Steinhausia life cycle. The present data did not allow specific identification of the parasite, and further studies are required to determine whether Steinhausia sp. in the cockle is a new species, or a microsporidian infecting multiple host species.	
Tipo: 	Text	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10762/7586.pdf

DOI:10.3354/dao057135	
Editor: 	Inter-research	
Relação: 	http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10762/	
Formato: 	application/pdf	
Fonte: 	Diseases Of Aquatic Organisms (0177-5103) (Inter-research), 2003-12 , Vol. 57 , N. 1-2 , P. 135-139