Survival and Detection of Bivalve Transmissible Neoplasia from the Soft-Shell Clam <i>Mya arenaria</i> (MarBTN) in Seawater

Survival and Detection of Bivalve Transmissible Neoplasia from the Soft-Shell Clam <i>Mya arenaria</i> (MarBTN) in Seawater

Many pathogens can cause cancer, but cancer itself does not normally act as an infectious agent. However, transmissible cancers have been found in a few cases in nature: in Tasmanian devils, dogs, and several bivalve species. The transmissible cancers in dogs and devils are known to spread through d...

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Main Authors: Rachael M. Giersch, Samuel F. M. Hart, Satyatejas G. Reddy, Marisa A. Yonemitsu, María J. Orellana Rosales, Madelyn Korn, Brook M. Geleta, Peter D. Countway, José A. Fernández Robledo, Michael J. Metzger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
transmissible cancer
contagious cancer
bivalve transmissible neoplasia
BTN
MarBTN
soft-shell clam
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/3/283

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