Morphological and genetic characteristics of Flavobacterium columnare isolates: Correlations with virulence in fish

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-35

  Thomas Jinu, S ^a   Goodwin, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge; Flavobacterium columnare; Morphology; RAPD; Virulence

Indexed keywords

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIUM; FISH; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGEN; VIRULENCE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FISH; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPRINIDAE; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; NEGIBACTERIA; NOTEMIGONUS; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS;

EID: 1242299036     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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