TY - JOUR AU - Gajamange, Dinesh AU - Kim, Seung-Hyeon AU - Choi, Kwang-Sik AU - Azevedo, Carlos AU - Park, Kyung-Il PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/03 TI - Scanning electron microscopic observation of the in vitro cultured protozoan, Perkinsus olseni, isolated from the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum JO - BMC Microbiology SP - 238 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Perkinsosis is a major disease affecting the commercially important marine mollusk Ruditapes philippinarum (Manila clam) in Asian waters. In this study, we investigated the morphological characteristics of Perkinsus olseni, the causative agent of perkinsosis, cultured under laboratory conditions at different stages of its life cycle using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). SN - 1471-2180 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01926-0 DO - 10.1186/s12866-020-01926-0 ID - Gajamange2020 ER -