First description of a widespread Mytilus trossulus-derived bivalve transmissible cancer lineage in M. trossulus itself
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85098-5
Abstract: Two lineages of bivalve transmissible neoplasia (BTN), BTN1 and BTN2, are known in blue mussels Mytilus. Both lineages derive from the Pacific mussel M. trossulus and are identified primarily by their unique genotypes of the… read more here.
Keywords: btn2; bivalve transmissible; description widespread; widespread mytilus ... See more keywords
Two lineages of bivalve transmissible neoplasia affect the blue mussel Mytilus trossulus Gould in the subarctic Sea of Okhotsk
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DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoac012
Abstract: Abstract There are increasing findings of the bivalve transmissible neoplasia derived from the Pacific mussel Mytilus trossulus (MtrBTN) in populations of different Mytilus species worldwide. The Subarctic is an area where this disease has not… read more here.
Keywords: sea okhotsk; transmissible neoplasia; neoplasia; mussel mytilus ... See more keywords