Enzyme producing bacteria in the gastrointestinal tracts of Labeo rohita (Hamilton) and Channa punctatus (Bloch)

Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-120

  Kar, Nibedita ^a   Ghosh, Koushik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal bacteria; Murrel; Rohu

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHANNA MARULIUS MARULIUS; CHANNA PUNCTATUS; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 70349246869     PISSN: 13032712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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