A PCR Method to Detect Nocardia seriolae in Fish Samples

Fish Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 93-97

  Miyoshi, Yasuyuki ^a   Suzuki, Satoru ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Nocardia seriolae; PCR; Seriola quinqueradiata

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOCARDIA SERIOLAE; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI; SERIOLA QUINQUERADIATA;

EID: 0344873626     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.38.93     Document Type: Article

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