Enzyme producing bacterial flora isolated from fish digestive tracts

Aquaculture International

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-121

  Bairagi, Abhinanda ^a   Ghosh, Keka Sarkar ^a   Sen, Sukanta Kumar ^a   Ray, Arun Kumar ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Freshwater teleosts; Intestinal microorganisms; Microbial enzyme activity

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHANNA MARULIUS MARULIUS; CLARIAS BATRACHUS; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS; LABEO ROHITA; TILAPIA;

EID: 0036971385     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021355406412     Document Type: Article

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