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MULTINUCLEATE SPHERE X DISEASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multinucleate sphere X disease
1, record 1, English, multinucleate%20sphere%20X%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- multinuclear sphere X disease 1, record 1, English, multinuclear%20sphere%20X%20disease
correct
- MSX disease 2, record 1, English, MSX%20disease
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What is MSX disease? This disease is caused by a microscopic parasite ... with the scientific name Haplosporidium nelsoni. MSX stands for "multinucleate sphere x" which was what the parasite was first called when discovered in Chesapeake Bay American (or Eastern) oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in the late 1950s. 3, record 1, English, - multinucleate%20sphere%20X%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie sphère X multinuclée
1, record 1, French, maladie%20sph%C3%A8re%20X%20multinucl%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maladie MSX 2, record 1, French, maladie%20MSX
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maladie MSX est causée par un parasite microscopique (c.-à-d. trop petit pour être visible à l'œil nu) dont le nom scientifique est Haplosporidium nelsoni. Le sigle MSX désigne «multinucleate sphere x» (sphère X multinucléée), le nom qu'on a donné au parasite lorsqu'on l'a découvert chez l'huître américaine, ou huître de l'est (Crassostrea virginica), de la baie Chesapeake à la fin des années 1950. 3, record 1, French, - maladie%20sph%C3%A8re%20X%20multinucl%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Acuicultura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfermedad de la esfera multinuclear X
1, record 1, Spanish, enfermedad%20de%20la%20esfera%20multinuclear%20X
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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