Histopathology of hybrid tilapias infected with a biotype of streptococcus iniae

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 294-299

  Perera, Ramesh P ^a,c   Fiske, Robert A ^b   Johnson, Sterling K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; UNITED STATES;

TILAPIA NILOTICA;

EID: 0031717359     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1998)010<0294:HOHTIW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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