Haematological changes in Nile tilapia experimentally infected with Enterococcus sp.

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 657-661

  Martins, M L ^a   Mourino J L P ^a   Amaral, G V ^a   Vieira, F N ^a   Dotta, G ^a   Jatoba A M B ^a   Pedrotti, F S ^a   Jeronimo G T ^a   Buglione Neto, C C ^a   Pereira Jr , G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Haematology; Infection; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CICHLID; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CICHLIDS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS SP.; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 53549093859     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000300025     Document Type: Article

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