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  "description": "Nuclear inclusion X (NIX), the etiological agent of bacterial gill disease in Pacific razor clams (Siliqua patula) was associated with host mortality events in coastal Washington, USA during the mid-1980s. Ongoing observations of truncated razor clam size distributions in Kalaloch Beach, Washington raised concerns that NIX continues to impact populations. We conducted a series of spatial and longitudinal NIX surveillances, examined archived razor clam gill tissue, and used population estimates from stock assessments to test whether: a) the prevalence and intensity of NIX infections is higher at Kalaloch Beach relative to nearby beaches b) infected gill tissue has features consistent with historical descriptions of NIX-associated histopathology, and c) annual clam survival is inversely related to NIX infection prevalence and intensity.",
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    "bacteria",
    "biota",
    "health",
    "oceans"
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  "modified": "2022-06-01T00:00:00Z",
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  "title": "Histological and molecular testing of nuclear inclusion X in Pacific Razor clams from select locations in Washington, USA"
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