Isolation and characterization of strains of Flavobacterium columnare from Brazil

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 199-204

  Figueiredo, H C P ^a   Klesius, P H ^b   Arias, C R ^c   Evans, J ^b   Shoemaker, C A ^b   Pereira Jr , D J ^a   Peixoto, M T D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Characterization; Fish disease; Flavobacterium columnare; Isolation; Oreochromis niloticus

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

FISH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PATHOGENICITY; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRAZIL; CICHLID; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CICHLIDS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FATTY ACIDS; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SKIN DISEASES;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 17444393267     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2005.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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