Pathological obstacles of newly-introduced fish species in Mediterranean mariculture: A review

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-70

  Rigos, George ^a   Katharios, Pantelis ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Mediterranean; New species; Pathology

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARICULTURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NEW SPECIES; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMYLOODINIUM; ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARANGIDAE; CHLAMYDIA; CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOCARYON IRRITANS; DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; ENTEROMYXUM LEEI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM SP.; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MONOGENEA; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA; PARADEONTACYLIX; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE; POLYPRIONIDAE; SCIAENIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; SERRANIDAE; SOLEIDAE; SPARIDAE; SPARUS AURATA; TENACIBACULUM MARITIMUM; URONEMA (CILIATA); VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; ZEUXAPTA SERIOLAE;

EID: 76649096331     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-009-9120-7     Document Type: Review

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