TABLE 1.
Lyme Bay MPA scallop survey, summary of the gross examination, histology, and ELO detection by PCR
| Characteristic | No. by sampling yr |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
2016 |
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| Site A (n = 29) | Site B (n = 30) | Site A (n = 45) | |
| Gross pathology | |||
| Pale gills | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| IMC | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Copepod | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Histology | |||
| IMCa | |||
| Mild | 13 | 23 | |
| Moderate | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Severe | 7 | 2 | 35 |
| Cardiac hemocytosis | |||
| Mild | 16 | 5 | |
| Moderate | 5 | ||
| Severe | 3 | 6 | |
| Digenea parasite | 1 | ||
| Coccidian | 1 | ||
| Trichodina | 1 | 2 | |
| Gill granulomatosis | 1 | ||
| Gregarine | 1 | ||
| Parasitic worm | 2 | ||
| ELO PCR positive | 29 | 30 | 45 |
a
IMC, intracellular microcolonies of bacteria.