Health status of two salmonid aquaculture facilities in North Portugal: Characterization of the bacterial and viral pathogens causing notifiable diseases

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-89

  Sousa, J A ^a   Romalde, J L ^b   Ledo, A ^b   Eiras, J C ^a   Barja, J L ^b   Toranzo, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA SUBSP. SALMONICIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; INFECTIOUS PANCREATIC NECROSIS VIRUS; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SUBGROUP A; XANTHOMONAS; YERSINIA RUCKERI;

EID: 0002897859     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1996.tb00123.x     Document Type: Article

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