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THE IMPORTANCE OF OPSONIC FACTORS IN THE REMOVAL OF BACTERIA FROM THE CIRCULATION OF THE CRAYFISH (PARACHAERAPS BICARINATUS)
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1973
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BiologyMedicineAquacultureThe CrayfishParachaeraps BicarinatusWater BiologyExponential CurveMicrobial EcologyFish ImmunologyAquatic OrganismMicrobiologySummary DataFresh Water Crayfish
Summary Data presented in this paper show that the removal of bacteria from the circulation of the fresh water crayfish ( Parachaeraps bicarinatus ) follows an exponential curve as in vertebrates and is dependent on the presence of opsonic factors in the haemolymph.