Possible role of a plasmid in the pathogenesis of a fish disease caused by Aeromonas hydrophila

Aquaculture

Volumn 256, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 95-104

  Majumdar, Tanmay ^a   Ghosh, Shubhamoy ^a   Pal, Joydeb ^b   Mazumder, Shibnath ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Clarias batrachus; Pathogenicity; Plasmid; Transformation; Ulcerative disease syndrome (UDS)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISEASE SPREAD; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH CURVE; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLARIAS BATRACHUS;

EID: 33646776349     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.02.042     Document Type: Article

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