Pathogenicity studies with the Fungi Aphanomyces invadans, Achlya bisexualis, and Phialemonium dimorphosporum: Induction of skin ulcers in striped mullet

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Sosa, Emilio R ^a   Landsberg, Jan H ^a   Kiryu, Yasunari ^a   Stephenson, Christy M ^a   Cody, Theresa T ^a   Dukeman, Angela K ^a   Wolfe, Heather P ^a   Vandersea, Mark W ^b   Litaker, R Wayne ^b  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHLYA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BACTERIAL COUNT; FISH DISEASE; FUNGUS SPORE; INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; SKIN ULCER; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ACHLYA; ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; ASCOMYCOTA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FISH DISEASES; INFECTION; MYCOSES; SKIN ULCER; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ACHLYA; ACHLYA BISEXUALIS; ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA; APHANOMYCES; APHANOMYCES INVADANS; ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGIL GYRANS; PHIALEMONIUM DIMORPHOSPORUM;

EID: 34249657864     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H06-013.1     Document Type: Article

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