Environmental factors and chemical agents affecting the growth of the pathogenic marine ciliate Uronema nigricans

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-219

  Crosbie, P B B ^a   Munday, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapeutants; Growth response; Opportunistic pathogen; Uronema nigricans

Indexed keywords

CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FORMALDEHYDE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALACHITE GREEN; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PATHOGENESIS; SALINITY;

CILIATE; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; PARASITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; SIPROETA STELENES; THUNNUS MACCOYII; THUNNUS MACOYII; THUNNUS THYNNUS; URONEMA NIGRICANS;

EID: 0033620664     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao036213     Document Type: Article

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