Phenoloxidase activity of Macrobrachium rosenbergii after challenge with two kinds of pathogens: Lactococcus garvieae and Aeromonas veronii

Fish Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Sung, Hung Hung ^a   Huang, Yen Tung ^a   Hsiao, Li Ting ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aeromonas veronii; Bacterin; Lactococcus garvieae; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Phenoloxidase; Prawn

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS VERONII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE; MACROBRACHIUM; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 2642557303     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.39.1     Document Type: Article

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