Dietary immunostimulants influence specific immune response and resistance of healthy and immunocompromised Asian catfish Clarias batrachus to Aeromonas hydrophila infection

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 63-70

  Kumari, Jaya ^a   Sahoo, P K ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Clarias batrachus; Cyclophosphamide; Disease resistance; Immunomodulators; Specific immunity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DIET; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FISH; IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLARIAS BATRACHUS;

EID: 33746054208     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao070063     Document Type: Article

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