Isolation and characterization of Flavobacterium columnare (Bernardet et al. 2002) from four tropical fish species in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 409-414

  Pilarski, F ^a   Rossini, A J ^b   Ceccarelli, P S ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e Dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Fish disease; Flavobacterium columnare; Tropical fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYCON ORBIGNYANUS; COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM; COLOSSOMA MARCOPOMUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HYPOSTOMUS PLECOSTOMUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PIARACTUS MESOPOTAMICUS;

EID: 48149102318     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000200025     Document Type: Article

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