A prokaryotic intracellular organism in the cuticular epithelium of cultured crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens), in Ecuador

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 387-390

  Jimenez R ^a   Barniol, R ^a   Romero, X ^b   Machuca, M ^a  

^a ACUATECNOS   (Ecuador)

^b NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS;

EID: 0031671701     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.1998.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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