Characteristics of Flavobacterium branchiophilum isolated from rainbow trout in Korea

Fish Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-102

  Ko, Young Min ^a   Heo, Gang Joon ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BGD; Flavobacterium branchiophilum; Korea; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM BRANCHIOPHILUM; MYKISS; NEGIBACTERIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031476083     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.32.97     Document Type: Article

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