First report of Edwardsiella tarda from tilapias in Venezuela

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 280-282

  Clavijo, A M ^a   Conroy, G ^b   Conroy, D A ^c   Santander, J ^a   Aponte, F ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Veterinarias   (Venezuela)

^b U Diagnostico Asesoria Tec P   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

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