| 研究開始時の研究の概要 |
We aim to improve the knowledge of marine apicomplexan lineages infecting bivalve shellfish (Bivalvia, Mollusca), specifically blue mussel (Mytilus edulis), Japan scallop (Mizuhopecten yessoensis), Japan geoduck (Panopea japonica) and the surf clam (Spisula sachalinensis). Here, we aim to combine molecular and histological techniques using a technique novel to shellfish pathology, laser capture microscopy (LCM), to assess the diversity, biogeographic distribution, as well as host-parasite interactions of apicomplexan parasites infecting bivalves in Japan.
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