Antibiotic susceptibility of luminous bacteria from shrimp farm environs of West Bengal

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 334-336

  Sengupta, Tapti ^a   Sasmal, Debasis ^a   Abraham, T Jawahar ^a  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Luminous bacteria; Resistance profile; Shrimp farming; Vibrio harveyi

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 42249103214     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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