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Accession no	29	Host species (Latin)	Crassostrea virginica
Common name	Oyster, American Cupped	Disease/condition	Perkinsiosis
Location (host)		Aetiology	Perkinsus marinus
Additional information
Significance	Serious disease of American oyster resulting in emaciation, retarded growth and mortalities up to 95%.
Lesion	Various stages present in the tissue.
Stains	H&E Stain
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Submitter	Dr. F.O. Perkins	Accession date	01/04/1977

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