Commensal bacterial flora of Synodontis Nigrita and Clarias gariepinus from River Osun, Southwest Nigeria, Nigeria

Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-235

  Olojo, E A A ^a   Amusa, N A ^a   Osho, A ^a   Badejo, V O ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacterial flora; Clarias gariepinus isolation; Consumers; Potential pathogens; Synodontis Nigrita

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956988971     PISSN: 1815932X     EISSN: 19936079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjasci.2010.231.235     Document Type: Article

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