Transmission and detection of Flavobacterium columnare in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 129-138

  Welker, Thomas L ^a   Shoemaker, Craig A ^a   Arias, Covadonga R ^b   Klesius, Phillip H ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Columnaris disease; Detection; Flavobacterium columnare; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE;

EID: 16344389614     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao063129     Document Type: Article

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