Performance of serum-free broth media for growth of Renibacterium salmoninarum

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Starliper, Clifford E ^a   Schill, William B ^a   Mathias, Jay ^b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial Kidney Disease; Broth media; Renibacterium salmoninarum; Serum free

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; METABOLITE; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RENIBACTERIUM SALMONINARUM;

EID: 0032508702     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao034021     Document Type: Article

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