Metschnikowia bicuspidata and Enterococcus faecium co-infection in the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-167

  Chen, Shih Chu ^a   Chen, Tung Hung ^a   Wang, Pei Chi ^a   Chen, Yu Chin ^a   Huang, Ju Ping ^a   Lin, Yu De ^a   Chaung, Hso Chi ^a   Liaw, Li Ling ^b  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecium; Giant freshwater prawn; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Metschnikowia bicuspidata; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRAWN CULTURE; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; METSCHNIKOWIA BICUSPIDATA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042267419     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao055161     Document Type: Article

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