Lethal toxicity of Vibrio harveyi to cultivated Penaeus monodon induced by a bacteriophage

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-201

  Ruangpan, Lila ^a   Danayadol, Yaowanit ^a   Direkbusarakom, Sataporn ^a   Siurairatana, Siriporn ^b   Flegel, T W ^b  

^a Thailand National Institute of Coastal Aquaculture   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Induced toxicity; Penaeus monodon; Vibrio harveyi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE DETECTION; LUMINESCENCE; PATHOGENICITY; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; TEA BROWN GILL SYNDROME; THAILAND; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIOPHAGE; LUMINESCENCE; MORTALITY; SHRIMP CULTURE; TOXICITY;

THAILAND;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; PENAEUS MONODON; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0033605061     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao035195     Document Type: Article

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