Development of a direct microscopic counting method for kidney smears to estimate total numbers of micro-organisms in fish kidney tissues

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-244

  Cvitanich, J D ^a  

^a Fish Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Counting; Fish; Kidney; Micro organisms; Microscopy; Microspheres

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KIDNEY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SALMONID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; KIDNEY; MICROSPHERES; SALMONIDAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONIDAE;

EID: 1842423692     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2004.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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