Reduced disease in black abalone following mass mortality: Phage therapy and natural selection

Reduced disease in black abalone following mass mortality: Phage therapy and natural selection

Black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, populations along the NE Pacific ocean have declined due to the rickettsial disease withering syndrome (WS). Natural recovery on San Nicolas Island (SNI) off Southern California suggested the development of resistance in island populations. Experimental challenge...

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Main Authors: Carolyn S Friedman, Nathan eWight, Lisa M Crosson, Glenn R VanBlaricom, Kevin D Lafferty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Histology
selection
Phage
abalone
Haliotis
withering syndrome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00078/full

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