Genetic variability amongst Streptococcus iniae isolates from Australia

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-309

  Nawawi, R A ^a   Baiano, J ^a   Barnes, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Barramundi; Genetic diversity; Genotype; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Streptococcus iniae

Indexed keywords

CCCGGG SPECIFIC TYPE II DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; CCCGGG-SPECIFIC TYPE II DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FISH DISEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FISH DISEASES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NORTH AMERICA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

EID: 41049090813     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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