Case report: Outbreak of bumper car disease caused by Anophryoides haemophila in a lobster holding facility in Nova Scotia, Canada

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-352

  Greenwood, Spencer J ^a   Després, Béatrice M ^a   Cawthorn, Richard J ^a   Lavallée, Jean ^a   Groman, David B ^a   Desbarats, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Aquatic Solutions   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHRYOIDES HAEMOPHILA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 29244435013     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H05-006.1     Document Type: Article

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