Duration of protective antibodies and correlation with survival in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus following Streptococcus agalactiae vaccination

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-134

  Pasnik, David J ^a   Evans, Joyce J ^a   Klesius, Phillip H ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Nile tilapia; Specific antibody response; Streptococcus agalactiae; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

VACCINATION;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TILAPIA;

EID: 26244451369     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao066129     Document Type: Article

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