Scuticociliatosis-associated mortalities and histopathology of natural infection in cultured silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus Euphrasen) in Kuwait

Aquaculture

Volumn 262, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 202-210

  Azad, I S ^a   Al Marzouk, A ^a   James, C M ^a   Almatar, S ^a   Al Gharabally, H ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Mortalities; Pampus argenteus; Scuticociliatosis; Silver pomfret; Uronema sp.

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; FISH CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MARICULTURE; MORTALITY; PARASITE INFESTATION; PERCIFORM;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

PAMPUS ARGENTEUS;

EID: 33846612432     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.10.033     Document Type: Article

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