Selective agars for the isolation of Streptococcus iniae from Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, and its cultural environment

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 769-776

  Nguyen, H T ^b   Kanai, Kinya ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BLOOD; POLYSACCHARIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THALLIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER TANKS;

BACTERIAL COLONIES; BACTERIAL FLORA; BLOOD AGARS; COLISTIN; CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT; JAPANESE FLOUNDER; OXOLINIC ACID; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PURE CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

DEPOSITS;

ACETIC ACID; AGAR; COLISTIN; OXOLINIC ACID; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; FLOUNDER; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

EID: 0032903978     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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