Enhancement of resistance against Enterococcus seriolicida infection in yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata (Temminck & Schlegel), by oral administration of peptidoglycan derived from Bifidobacterium thormophilum

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-187

  Itami, T ^a   Kondo, M ^a   Uozu, M ^a   Suganuma, A ^a   Abe, T ^b   Nakagawa, A ^b   Suzuki, N ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL FISHERIES UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

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EID: 0001139248     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1996.tb00699.x     Document Type: Article

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