Protective efficacy of Clinacanthus nutans on yellow-head disease in black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

Fish Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-404

  Direkbusarakom, S ^a   Ruangpan, L ^a   Ezura, Y ^b   Yoshimizu, M ^b  

^a Thailand National Institute of Coastal Aquaculture   (Thailand)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiviral substance; Black tiger shrimp; Clinacanthus nutans; Herb; Penaeus monodon; Yellow head disease; YRV

Indexed keywords

CLINACANTHUS; CLINACANTHUS NUTANS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MONODON; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PENAEUS MONODON; RHABDOVIRIDAE;

EID: 0032269430     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.33.401     Document Type: Article

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