Characterization of atypical Aeromonas salmonicida isolates by ribotyping and plasmid profiling

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-44

  Pedersen, K ^a   Dalsgaard, I ^b   Larsen, J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Laboratory of Fish Diseases   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; ATYPICALS; FISH SPECIES; LARGE PLASMIDS; PLASMID PROFILE; REFERENCE STRAINS; RIBOTYPING; RRNA GENES; STABLE PROPERTY;

DNA;

RIBOSOME RNA;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PLASMID;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030030789     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03187.x     Document Type: Article

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