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Monomorphic pathogens: The case of Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis from abalone in California, USA and Baja California, Mexico.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 May 2018
Cicala Francesco, Moore James D, Cáceres-Martínez Jorge, Del Río-Portilla Miguel A, Hernández-Rodríguez Mónica, Vásquez-Yeomans Rebeca, Rocha-Olivares Axayácatl
Abstract excerpt
Withering syndrome (WS) is a chronic wasting disease affecting abalone species attributed to the pathogen Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis (CXc). Wild populations of blue (Haliotis fulgens) and yellow (H. corrugata) abalone have experienced unusual mortality rates since 2009 off the peninsula of Baja California and WS has been hypothesized as a possible cause. Currently, little information is available...
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