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 pinnae</i> (currently considered s...

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Published in:	Life
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
Subjects:	fan mussel <i>Mycobacterium</i> sp. <i>Haplosporidium pinnae</i> <i>Rhodococcus erythropolis</i> multifactorial disease Sardinia
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/10/238