The false mussels (Mytilopsis leucophaeata) can be mechanical carriers of the shrimp microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP)
N. Munkongwongsiri, O. Thepmanee, K. Lertsiri, R. Vanichviriyakit, O. Itsathitphaisarn, K. Sritunyalucksana
The paper tests whether false mussels carry EHP spores mechanically and finds they can transmit EHP to shrimp but are not infected themselves.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2021Zoology