Jellyfish as vectors of bacterial disease for farmed salmon (Salmo salar)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 376-382

  Ferguson, Hugh W ^a   Delannoy, Christian M J ^a   Hay, Stephen ^b   Nicolson, James ^c   Sutherland, David ^c   Crumlish, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Westside Veterinary Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Disease; Fish; Gills; Jellyfish; Salmon; Vectors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHIALELLA QUADRATA; SALMO SALAR; SCYPHOZOA; TENACIBACULUM MARITIMUM;

EID: 77952484424     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200305     Document Type: Article

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