Non-pigment-producing isolates of Aeromonas salmonicida subspecies salmonicida: Isolation, identification, transmission and pathogenicity in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-48

  Koppang, Erling Olaf ^a   Fjolstad M ^b   Melgard B ^d   Vigerust, M ^b   Sorum H ^c  

^a Oslo Research Park   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ISOLATE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM; FISH; GENETIC STRAIN; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; PIGMENT;

DISEASE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MORTALITY;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0034070687     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2000.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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