Multiple Non-Species-Specific Pathogens Possibly Triggered the Mass Mortality in <i>Pinna nobilis</i>

Multiple Non-Species-Specific Pathogens Possibly Triggered the Mass Mortality in <i>Pinna nobilis</i>

The fan mussel, <i>Pinna nobilis</i>, represents the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. Since 2016, dramatic mass mortality of this species has been observed in several areas. The first surveys suggested that <i>Haplosporidium</i><i> pinnae </i>(cur...

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Main Authors: Fabio Scarpa, Daria Sanna, Ilenia Azzena, Davide Mugetti, Francesco Cerruti, Sepideh Hosseini, Piero Cossu, Stefania Pinna, Daniele Grech, David Cabana, Viviana Pasquini, Giuseppe Esposito, Nicoletta Cadoni, Fabrizio Atzori, Elisabetta Antuofermo, Piero Addis, Leonardo Antonio Sechi, Marino Prearo, Simone Peletto, Marianna A. Mossa, Tiziana Saba, Vittorio Gazale, Marco Casu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
fan mussel
Mycobacterium sp.
Haplosporidium pinnae
Rhodococcus erythropolis
multifactorial disease
Sardinia
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/10/238

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