Preliminary observations of mortality reduction in stressed, Flavobacterium columnare-challenged golden shiners after treatment with a dairy-yeast prebiotic

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-194

  Sink, Todd D ^a   Lochmann, Rebecca T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; NOTROPIS CHRYSOLEUCAS;

EID: 43049143856     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A07-067.1     Document Type: Article

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