Strategies for the diagnosis of ceratomyxa shasta using the polymerase chain reaction: Comparison of lethal and nonlethal sampling with microscopic examination

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 100-106

  Fox, Melanie D ^a   Bartholomew, Jerri L ^b   Palenzuela, Oswaldo ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIC Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal IATS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTESTINE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MICROSCOPY; PARASITIC INFECTION; PARASITISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SELFISH DNA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATOMYXA SHASTA; MYKISS; MYXOZOA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0034451632     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(200006)012<0100:SFTDOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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