Density and dose: Factors affecting mortality of Streptococcus iniae infected tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Aquaculture

Volumn 188, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 229-235

  Shoemaker, Craig A ^a   Evans, Joyce J ^a   Klesius, Phillip H ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Density; Dose; Immersion; Mortality; Streptococcus iniae; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BACTERIAL DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MORTALITY; STOCKING DENSITY;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

EID: 0034609637     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(00)00346-X     Document Type: Article

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