Aphanomyces invadans and ulcerative mycosis in estuarine and freshwater fish in Florida

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-26

  Sosa, Emilio R ^a   Landsberg, Jan H ^a   Stephenson, Christy M ^a   Forstchen, Ann B ^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

FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SKIN ULCER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; DNA, FUNGAL; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; FLORIDA; INFECTION; MYCOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SKIN ULCER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACHLYA; ACHLYA BISEXUALIS; ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA; APHANOMYCES; APHANOMYCES INVADANS; ARCHOSARGUS PROBATOCEPHALUS; ASCOMYCOTA; BAIRDIELLA CHRYSOURA; FUNGI; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MUGIL; MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGIL CUREMA; PHIALEMONIUM DIMORPHOSPORUM; POGONIAS CROMIS;

EID: 34249726113     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/H06-012.1     Document Type: Article

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