Sensitive detection of Renibacterium salmoninarum in whole fry, blood, and other tissues of Pacific salmon by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 270-279

  Rhodes, Linda D ^a   Nilsson, William B ^a   Strom, Mark S ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE DETECTION; PACIFIC OCEAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMON; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FISH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALMON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ONCORHYNCHUS; RENIBACTERIUM SALMONINARUM;

EID: 0032439186     PISSN: 10536426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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