Pathogenicity of Saprolegnia species associated with outbreaks of salmonid saprolegniosis in Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1067-1072

  Hussein, Mortada M A ^a,b   Hatai, Kishio ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Artificial infection; Pathogenicity; Saprolegnia; Saprolegniosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYPODERRIS; ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; PISCES; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SAPROLEGNIA; SAPROLEGNIA PARASITICA; SAPROLEGNIA SALMONIS; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0036775322     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2002.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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