Aphanomyces as a cause of ulcerative skin lesions of menhaden from chesapeake bay tributaries

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 340-349

  Blazer, V S ^a   Vogelbein, W K ^b   Densmore, C L ^a   May, E B ^c   Lilley, J H ^d   Zwerner, D E ^b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; RIVER; TOXIN; UNITED STATES;

APHANOMYCES; APHANOMYCES INVADANS; BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS; DINOPHYCEAE; FUNGI; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; PISCES; TYRANNUS;

EID: 0032786855     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1999)011<0340:AAACOU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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