Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases of Pet Fish

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 609-638

  Roberts, Helen E ^a   Palmeiro, Brian ^b,c   Weber III, E Scott ^d  

^a PC   (United States)

^b Veterinary Referral Center ^*  (United States)

^c Veterinary Referral Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Ichthyophthirius; Ornamental fish; Pet fish; Wet mount cytology

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FISH; FISH DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS;

EID: 69449091316     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2009.06.010     Document Type: Review

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