Distribution of bacteria in tropical freshwater fish and ponds

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 285-292

  Apun, Kasing ^a   Yusof, Asiah M ^a   Jugang, Kumbang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK   (Malaysia)

^b Indigenous Fish Res/Prod Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bacterial species; Enterobacteriaceae; Freshwater fish; Freshwater ponds

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; LAKE WATER;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; KLEBSIELLA; LISTERIA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; LIVER; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; POND; PSEUDOMONAS; VIBRIO;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CYPRININAE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA SP.; LISTERIA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM;

EID: 0033391006     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129973083     Document Type: Article

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