Pathology and immunohistochemistry in three species of salmonids after experimental infection with Flavobacterium psychrophilum

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 529-538

  Ekman, Elisabet ^a   Norrgren, L ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Flavobacterium psychro philum; Immunohistochemistry; Pathology; Rainbow trout; Sea trout; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; PATHOLOGY; SALMONID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SALMON; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SALMON; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM; NEGIBACTERIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0142091592     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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