Mortality and pathology in brown bullheads Amieurus nebulosus associated with a spontaneous Edwardsiella ictaluri outbreak under tank culture conditions

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-225

  Iwanowicz, Luke R ^a,b   Griffin, Alison R ^a   Cartwright, Deborah D ^a,c   Blazer, Vicki S ^a  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amieurus nebulosus; Brown bullhead; Edwardsiella; Enteric septicemia of channel catfish; ESC; Pathology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FISH; FISH CULTURE; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ICTALURIDAE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; PISCES;

EID: 33746465791     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao070219     Document Type: Article

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