A nested quantitative PCR assay for detection of the hard clam pathogen Mucochytrium quahogii (=QPX) in environmental samples

Progress in understanding and managing QPX disease outbreaks in hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) has been limited by lack of insight into basic aspects of the biology and ecology of the opportunistic pathogen Mucochytrium quahogii (formerly QPX or Quahog Parasite Unknown). One barrier is that whil...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Sabrina Geraci-Yee, Bassem Allam, Jackie L. Collier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Subjects:	qPCR Mucochytrium quahogii labyrinthulomycetes Mercenaria mercenaria QPX disease low-abundance template
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.988918/full