Enzootics of visceral granulomas associated with Francisella-like organism infection in tilapia (Oreochromis spp.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 254, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 129-138

  Hsieh, C Y ^a   Tung, M C ^a   Tu, C ^b   Chang, C D ^a   Tsai, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Animal Health Research Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Francisella sp.; Granuloma; Intracellular organism; Polymorphic cocco bacillus; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FISH; GENE; RNA;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA PHILOMIRAGIA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. TULARENSIS; OREOCHROMIS; TILAPIA;

EID: 33646157277     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.03.044     Document Type: Article

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