Enzyme electrophoresis, catalase test and PCR-RFLP analysis for the typing of Edwardsiella tarda

Fish Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Yamada, Yoshiyuki ^a   Wakabayashi, Hisatsugu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Catalase; Edwardsiella tarda; Enzyme electrophoresis; PCR; RFLP; SOD

Indexed keywords

EDWARDSIELLA TARDA;

EID: 11544281985     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.33.1     Document Type: Article

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