Bacitracin inhibits the oyster pathogen perkinsus marinus in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-138

  Faisal, Mohamed ^a   La Peyre, Jerome F ^a   Elsayed, Ehab ^a   Craig Wright, D ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NOVAVAX INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS MARINUS;

EID: 0032822452     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1999)011<0130:BITOPP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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