Treatment of the early life stages of scallop (Pecten maximus) with antimicrobial agents; searching for an alternative to chloramphenicol

Aquaculture International

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 399-409

  Torkildsen, Lise ^a   Coyne, Rosie ^a   Samuelsen, Ole Bent ^a   Magnesen, Thorolf ^b   Bergh, Øivind ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Bacteria; Larvae; Minimum Inhibitory Concentration; Scallop

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MORTALITY; REARING; SCALLOP CULTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PECTEN; PECTEN MAXIMUS;

EID: 0038323064     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023347020675     Document Type: Article

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