Bonamiasis: a model study of diseases in marine molluscs.
Grizel, H., Mialhe, E., Chagot, D., Boulo, V. and Bachère, E.
Research on bonamiasis, an epizootic disease of the edible oyster Ostrea edulis caused by the protozoan Bonamia ostreae, is discussed in relation to oyster farming, research technology, epizootiology, and management. Morphological and infectious characteristics of the parasite are described. Recent progress in isolation and purification of the parasite have permitted investigations into host defense mechanisms, parasite infectivity, and the development of a mollusc-pathogen model.