First Detection of <i>Francisella halioticida</i> Infecting a Wild Population of Blue Mussels <i>Mytilus edulis</i> in the United Kingdom

First Detection of <i>Francisella halioticida</i> Infecting a Wild Population of Blue Mussels <i>Mytilus edulis</i> in the United Kingdom

In the last decade, declines in the population of wild blue mussels <i>Mytilus edulis</i> in the Tamar estuary (United Kingdom) have been noted. In archived samples collected from 2013 to 2019, between 7% (in 2013) and 18% (in 2019) showed large granulocytoma and haemocytic infiltration...

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Main Authors: Irene Cano, Abigail Parker, Georgia M. Ward, Matthew Green, Stuart Ross, John Bignell, Caroline Daumich, Rose Kerr, Stephen W. Feist, Frederico M. Batista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Francisella halioticida</i>
blue mussels <i>Mytilus edulis</i>
prokaryote cyst
granulocytoma
intracellular bacterium
Nanopore sequencing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/3/329

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