Pathogen loads, clearance and plasma cortisol response in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque), following challenge with Edwardsiella ictaluri

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 433-437

  Bilodeau, A L ^a   Small, B C ^a   Wolters, W R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Edwardsiella ictaluri; Kinetics; Plasma cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

DISEASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATFISH; EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FISH DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEPSIS;

ANIMALS; EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; HYDROCORTISONE; ICTALURIDAE; SEPSIS;

ANIMALIA; CATFISH; EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ENTEROBACTER; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0042071405     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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