Characterisation of vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from fish in Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 124-127

  Kagiko, M M ^a   Damiano, W A ^a   Kayihura, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FISH; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; MICROBIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ANIMALS; FISHES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; KENYA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0035541928     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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