Virulence properties of motile aeromonads isolated from farmed frogs Rana tigerina and R. rugulosa

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-193

  Pearson, M D ^a   Hirono, I ^b   Aoki, T ^b   Miranda, Rolando ^c   Inglis, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Bur of Fish and Aquatic Resources   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Cytotoxin; Elastase; Haemolysin

Indexed keywords

ASH1 GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; ELASTINOLYSIN; ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIN; MAMMAL CELL; RAINBOW TROUT; THAILAND; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; FROG; VIRULENCE;

THAILAND;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS CAVIAE; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SCHUBERTII; AEROMONAS VERONII; AEROMONAS VETONII; RANA RUGULOSA; RANA TIGERINA;

EID: 0034690086     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao040185     Document Type: Article

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