Breakpoints for disc diffusion susceptibility testing of bacteria associated with fish diseases: A review of current practice

Aquaculture

Volumn 261, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1113-1121

  Smith, Pete ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Breakpoints; Disc diffusion; Finfish; PANDA

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; FINFISH; FISH CULTURE; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATED POPULATION; LABORATORY METHOD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33751348536     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.05.027     Document Type: Article

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