Genetic and virulence characterization of Flavobacterium columnare from channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1302-1310

  Soto, E ^a,b   Mauel, M J ^a,b   Karsi, A ^b   Lawrence, M L ^b  

^a Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Channel catfish; Flavobacterium columnare; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CATFISH; DENDROGRAMS; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; GENETIC GROUPS; IMMERSION EXPOSURE; PATHOGENIC POTENTIAL; PATHOGENICS; PROFILE SIMILARITIES; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VIRULENCE;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; ELECTROKINESIS; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TELEOST; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHANNEL CATFISH; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 42149122128     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03632.x     Document Type: Article

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