Prevalence of microscopic tubercular lesions in freshwater ornamental fish exhibiting clinical signs of non-specific chronic disease

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-171

  Gómez, Serafín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fish tuberculosis; Histopathology; Mycobacteriosis

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GRANULOMA; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GRANULOMA; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 49649113895     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01939     Document Type: Article

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