Effects of dietary ascorbic acid deficiency on Cryptobia salmositica infection and on vaccination against cryptobiosis in Oncorhynchus mykiss

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Li, S ^a   Cowey, C B ^a   Woo, P T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Cryptobia salmositica; Cryptobiosis; Protection; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030062448     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao024011     Document Type: Article

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