Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus phage in oyster tissues and other estuarine habitats

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2464-2467

  DePaola, Angelo ^a   McLeroy, Stacey ^b   McManus, George ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ESTUARY; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; SHELLFISH; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

CRUSTACEA; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0030909217     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.6.2464-2467.1997     Document Type: Article

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