Occurrence and distribution of vibrios in fishes and shellfishes in coastal waters of Hong Kong

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 545-553

  Huaishu, Xu ^a   Jun, Li ^a   Brayton, Phyllis ^b   Woo, Norman Y S ^c   Swartz, David ^b   Shuting, Zhang ^c   Colwell, Rita R ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coastal water of Hong Kong; Occurrence and distribution; Seafood; Vibrios

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; COASTAL WATERS; FISH; SHELLFISH;

CHINA;

VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 6544291649     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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