Systemic infection with Uronema-like ciliates in farmed turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-37

  Sterud, Erik ^a   Hansen, M K ^b   Mo, T A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY;

SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; URONEMA;

EID: 0034127125     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2000.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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