A method to diagnose the carrier state of Vibrio vulnificus serovar E in eels: Development and field studies

Aquaculture

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 173-179

  Valiente, Esmeralda ^a   Amaro, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carrier; Identification; Isolation; PCR; Serovar E; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIUM; DISEASE SPREAD; EEL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; MORTALITY;

ANIMALIA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 33747029876     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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