Development of Two Diagnostic Tools to Detect the Putative Agent of Bacterial Gill Disease of Razor Clams (<em>Siliqua patula</em>) and Estimates of Prevalence and Load in Select Pacific Northwest Populations

Travis, Brooke

Development of Two Diagnostic Tools to Detect the Putative Agent of Bacterial Gill Disease of Razor Clams (Siliqua patula) and Estimates of Prevalence and Load in Select Pacific Northwest Populations

Brooke Travis¹, Maureen Purcell², Maya L. Groner³, William Batts², Carla Conway², Paul K. Hershberger² and Linda Park⁴, (1)Cornell University, Ithaca NY and an Affiliate of USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States, (3)Prince William Sound Science Center, Cordova AK and an Affiliate of USGS Western Fisheries Research Center Seattle WA, United States, (4)NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States