Immunostimulants in prevention of columnaris disease of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 723-726

  Suomalainen, L R ^a   Bandilla, M ^a   Valtonen, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alginic acid; Bath challenge; Flavobacterium columnare; Immunostimulation; Rainbow trout; Selenium

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FINLAND; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; RAINBOW TROUT; SURVIVAL;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; FINLAND; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

FLAVOBACTERIACEAE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 67651212000     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01026.x     Document Type: Article

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