ISSN:
1365-2761
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Microsporidian disease of prawns has generally been recognized by the progressive white opacity associated with the musculature. Such microsporidian-infected prawns are known as ‘cotton shrimp’, ‘milky white’ or ‘chalky white’ prawns. Microsporidians have been reported from prawns of several genera, notably Penaeus, Pandalus and Crangon ( Sprague & Couch 1971; Newman, Johnson & Pauley 1976). These diseases are highly pathogenic and cause epizootics in feral crustacean populations ( Iverson & Manning 1959; Overstreet 1973; Lightner, Fontaine & Hanks 1975; Sindermann 1990).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2761.2000.00208.x