In vitro effect of garlic extract and metronidazole against Neoparamoeba pemaquidensis, PAGE 1987 and isolated Amoebae from Atlantic salmon

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Peyghan, R ^a   Powell, M D ^b   Zadkarami, M R ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoebic gill disease; Atlantic salmon; Garlic; Metronidazole; Neoparamoeba; Treatment

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GARLIC; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SALMON;

AMOEBA; ANIMALS; GARLIC; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALMON;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; NEOPARAMOEBA; NEOPARAMOEBA PEMAQUIDENSIS; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 53649090624     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.41.47     Document Type: Article

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