Histological Detection of Aquatic Fungi by Uvitex 2B, a Fluorescent Dye

Fish Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 49-52

  Wada, Shinpei ^a   Yorisada, Yamato ^a   Kurata, Osamu ^a   Hatai, Kishio ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquatic fungi; Detection; Fluorescence; Histology; Uvitex 2B

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 0344010527     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.38.49     Document Type: Article

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