Characterisation of a pathogenic virus isolated from marine threadfin fish (Eleutheronema tetradactylus) during a disease outbreak

Aquaculture

Volumn 214, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 1-18

  Seng, E K ^a   Fang, Q ^b   Chang, S F ^c   Ngoh, G H ^c   Qin, Q W ^a   Lam, T J ^a   Sin, Y M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (China)

^c Agri Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aquareovirus; Characterisation; Infectivity

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; MARICULTURE; MASS MORTALITY; VIRAL DISEASE;

AQUAREOVIRUS; ELEUTHERONEMA TETRADACTYLUS; LATES CALCARIFER;

EID: 0037111037     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(01)00896-1     Document Type: Article

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