Impact of marine secondary metabolites (MSM) from Hypnea musciformis as an immunostimulant on hemogram count and Vibrio alginolyticus infection in the shrimp, Penaeus monodon, at different salinities

Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-69

  José, Johny Jean ^a,b   Lipton, A P ^a   Subhash, S K ^a  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Hypnea musciformis; Marine secondary metabolites; Penaeus monodon; Vibrio alginolyticus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; SALINITY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SHRIMP CULTURE;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS; PENAEUS MONODON; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 42249107520     PISSN: 0792156X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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