Survival of Escherichia coli in the intestine of fish

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-264

  Del Rio Rodriguez, R E ^a   Inglis, V ^a   Millar, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0030943175     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1997.t01-1-00854.x     Document Type: Article

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