Comparison of four cell diluents to determine viable counts of Renibacterium salmoninarum

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 211, 1996, Pages 139-147

  Starliper, Clifford E ^a  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial kidney disease; Cell diluents; Renibacterium salmonirarum; Viable cell enumeration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030520307     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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