Isolation of mycobacterium abscessus from Japanese Medaka

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-238

  Teska, Jeffrey D ^a,d   Twerdok, Lorraine E ^b   Beaman, Joseph ^b   Curry, Marianne ^b   Finch, Robert A ^c  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS;

EID: 0031449670     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1997)009<0234:IOMAFJ>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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