Isolation and characterization of an Enterococcus-like bacterium causing muscle necrosis and mortality in Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Taiwan

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-101

  Cheng, Winton ^a   Chen, Jiann Chu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial disease; Enterococcus; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Muscle necrosis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DEHYDROLASE; BACITRACIN; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS SERIOLICIDA; LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE; PATHOGENESIS; PYRROLIDONYLARYLAMIDASE; TAIWAN;

ENTEROCOCCUS; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 0032497628     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao034093     Document Type: Article

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