Seasonal variation in the intestinal bacterial flora of hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus x Oreochromis aureus) cultured in earthen ponds in Saudi Arabia

Aquaculture

Volumn 229, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 37-44

  Al Harbi, Ahmed H ^a   Uddin, M Naim ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bacterial flora; Earthen pond; Saudi Arabia; Seasonal variation; Tilapia intestine

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BACTERIUM; HYBRID; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULOMONUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM UREALYTICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS AUREUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PASTEURELLA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE; PSEUDOMONAS; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; TILAPIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0346403237     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00388-0     Document Type: Article

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