Extreme mortality events affecting Pinna nobilis, some associated to Vibrio mediterranei, have depleted many populations of this bivalve. The objective of this study was to demonstrate pathogenicity of V. mediterranei in the host P. nobilis by performing a bacterial challenge in P. nobilis to understand if V. mediterranei has specific virulence in this host. To assist this objective, a secondary objective was to develop a species‐specific DNA diagnostic test.

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地中海弧菌（Vibrio mediterranei），海洋动物的潜在新兴病原体：利用Pinna nobilis中的细菌挑战进行致病性调查并开发物种特异性PCR

影响Pinna nobilis（一些与地中海弧菌有关）的极端死亡事件耗尽了该双壳类的许多种群。这项研究的目的是要证明的致病五，地中海在主机P.鳙通过执行在细菌的挑战P.鳙，以了解是否V.地中海在这台主机特定的毒力。为了实现此目标，第二个目标是开发一种特定于物种的DNA诊断测试。