Influence of natural Trichodina sp. parasitism on experimental Streptococcus iniae or Streptococcus agalactiae infection and survival of young channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque): Short communication

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 664-667

  Evans, Joyce J ^a   Klesius, Phillip H ^a   Pasnik, David J ^a   Shoemaker, Craig A ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Ictalurus punctatus; Infection; Streptococcus sp.; Trichodina sp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CILIATE; ECTOPARASITE; FINFISH; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARASITISM; PERCIFORM; SURVIVORSHIP;

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.; TRICHODINA;

EID: 34248231788     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01710.x     Document Type: Article

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