Epizootic outbreaks of lactococcosis caused by Lactococcus garvieae in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Iran

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 207-212

  Soltani, M ^a   Nikbakht, Gh ^b   Mousavi, H A E ^a   Ahmadzadeh, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

EID: 57149126737     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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