Production of amylase by the intestinal microflora in cultured freshwater fish

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-108

  Sugita, H ^a   Kawasaki, J ^a   Deguchi, Y ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FISH; WATER;

ACINETOBACTERS; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS SPP; BACTERIUM SPECIES; CHANNEL CATFISH; FISH SPECIES; FRESHWATER FISHES; JAPANESE EEL; MICROFLORAE; VIABLE COUNT;

AMYLASES;

AMYLASE; STARCH;

AEROMONAS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FISH; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN;

ACINETOBACTER; AEROMONAS; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDACEAE; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; PLECOGLOSSUS ALTIVELIS; PLESIOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0031020278     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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