Towards setting breakpoints for oxolinic acid susceptibility of Aeromonas salmonicida using distribution of data generated by standard test protocols

Aquaculture

Volumn 250, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 22-26

  Smith, Peter ^a   Hiney, Maura ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aeromonas salmonicida; Breakpoint MIC; Disc diffusion; Oxolinic acid; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE;

AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27344452618     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2005.03.036     Document Type: Article

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