Non-infectivity of cattle Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus and channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus

Aquaculture

Volumn 281, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Garcia, Julio C ^a   Klesius, Phillip H ^a   Evans, Joyce J ^a   Shoemaker, Craig A ^a  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fish; Infectivity; Phenotypic characteristics; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CICHLID; INFECTIVITY; TELEOST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B'; TILAPIA;

EID: 48349113309     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.05.028     Document Type: Article

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