Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10223663 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Z. marina shoots from the Thames Estuary grown in elevated nitrate concentrations had significantly higher rates of infection by L. zosterae than controls, but not by Aplanochytrium sp., another slime-mould like protist. Z. marina shoots grown in 2 μg·lâ 1 Diuron solutions and infected separately by L. zosterae and Aplanochytrium sp. had significantly higher wasting indices than controls. The results identified Aplanochytrium sp. as another opportunistic pathogen causing a seagrass wasting-type disease and support the hypothesis that pollution by herbicides and nitrate increases the susceptibility of Z. marina to infections.
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Authors
R.G. Hughes, M. Potouroglou, Z. Ziauddin, J.C. Nicholls,