Formation of viable but non-culturable state (vbnc) of aeromonas hydrophila and its virulence in goldfish, carassius auratus

Microbiological Research

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 103-106

  Rahman, M Habibur ^a,b   Suzuki, Satoru ^c   Kawai, Kenji ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Goldfish; Infection; Viable but non culturable

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAY LENGTH; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; PH; PLATE COUNT; STAINING; VIRULENCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIUM; FISH; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; CARASSIUS AURATUS;

EID: 0035001752     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00084     Document Type: Article

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