A comparative epizootiologic study of the two fish-pathogenic serovars of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 383-390

  Fouz, B ^a   Llorens, A ^a   Valiente, E ^a   Amaro, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eel pathogen; Host range; Portal of entry; Vibrio vulnificus serovar A; Vibrio vulnificus serovar E; Vibriosis transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FISH; FISH DISEASE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LD 50; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; SALINITY; SEROTYPING; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIBRIOSIS;

ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LETHAL DOSE 50; SALINITY; SEROTYPING; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SERRANIDAE; TILAPIA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 77952870438     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01130.x     Document Type: Article

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