Antibacterial properties of tannic acid and related compounds against the fish pathogen cytophaga columnaris

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-

  Zhao, Guojing ^a   Chung, King Thom ^a   Milow, Kimberly ^a   Wang, Wenxian ^a   Edward Stevens, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS COLUMNARIS; CHONDROCOCCUS COLUMNARIS; CYTOPHAGA COLUMNARIS; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; FLEXIBACTER COLUMNARIS;

EID: 0031412232     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1997)009<0309:APOTAA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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