Chondroitin AC lyase activity is related to virulence of fish pathogenic Flavobacterium columnare

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 757-763

  Suomalainen, L R ^a   Tiirola, M ^a   Valtonen, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Chondroitin AC lyase; Flavobacterium columnare; Plasmid; Rainbow trout; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; SALMONID; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FINLAND; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; RAINBOW TROUT; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CHONDROITIN LYASES; FINLAND; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PLASMIDS; VIRULENCE;

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 33751383630     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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