Molecular characterization of Portuguese strains of Yersinia ruckeri isolated from fish culture systems

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 151-159

  Sousa, ^a   Magarinos ^b   Eiras, ^a   Toranzo, ^b   Romalde, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; LPS; OMP; Plasmid profiles; Portugal; Rainbow trout; Ribotyping; Yersinia ruckeri

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ENTERIC REDMOUTH DISEASE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC STRAIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLASMID; PORTUGAL; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

DISEASE; FISH CULTURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

YERSINIA RUCKERI;

EID: 0343832250     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2001.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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