Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference (한국어업기술학회:학술대회논문집)

The Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology (한국수산해양기술학회)
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Corbicula fluminea (Bivalvia: Corbiculidae): a possible second molluscan intermediate host of Echinostoma cinetorchis (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) in Korea

한국산 "재첩"이 "이전고환극구흡충" 의 제 2 패류중간숙주가 될 수 있는가

  • Chung, Pyung-Rim (Department of Parasitology, Inha Univ. College of Med.) ;
  • Soh, Chin-Thack (Department of Parasitology, Wonkwang Univ. College of Med) ;
  • Younghun Jung (Department of Parasitology, Inha Univ. College of Med) ;
  • Hwang, Myung-Gi (Department of Parasitology, Inha Univ. College of Med.)
  • Published : 2000.05.01
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Abstract

Corbicula fluminea Muller 1884 is the commonest freshwater bivalve in Asian countri including Korea. This clam is easily found in the freshwater systems, and edible as a food source in Korea. This study was aimed to confirm natural infection of C. fluminea collected from various localities with Echinostoma cinetorchis, an important hum intestinal fluke in Korea. (omitted)

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