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Introduction to Infectious Diseases in Hard Clams

Shirley Baker, , Ruth Francis-Floyd, Roy Yanong, andLeslie Sturmer


Release Date: 8/4/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-fa125-2006

Agriculture

Abstract

Familiarizes clam growers with common clam diseases. Includes glossary of terms and resources for further reading..

About this Publication

This document is FA125, one of a series of the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program. Original publication date June 2006. Revised November 2021 and June 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Baker, S., Petty, D., Francis-Floyd, R., Yanong, R., & Sturmer, L. (2006). Introduction to Infectious Diseases in Hard Clams. EDIS, 2006(27). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fa125-2006

Authors

Shirley Baker
Shirley Baker
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, molluscan biology & aquaculture, Ph.D., UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Denise Petty
Denise Petty

former clinical assistant professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, UF College of Veterinary Medicine and aquaculture Extension veterinarian, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Ruth Francis-Floyd
Ruth Francis-Floyd
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and UF/IFAS Extension veterinarian, UF College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program

Roy Yanong
Roy Yanong
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension veterinarian, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

Leslie Sturmer
Leslie Sturmer
Specialist
University of Florida

multi-county shellfish Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension, Cedar Key, FL

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