Pathological and epidemiological observations on rickettsiosis in cultured sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) from Greece

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 525-529

  Athanassopoulou, F ^a   Groman, D ^b   Prapas, Th ^c   Sabatakou, O ^d  

^a School of Health Sciences   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Agriculture Athens   (Greece)

^d INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HATCHERY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

DICENTRARCHUS; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS; RICKETTSIA; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 10944224549     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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