An outbreak of disease caused by Francisella sp. in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus at a recirculation fish farm in the UK

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-165

  Jeffery, Keith R ^a   Stone, David ^a   Feist, Stephen W ^a   Verner Jeffreys, David W ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Francisellosis; Granulomas; Recirculation; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; FISH CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LESION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; SALMONID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CICHLID; EPIDEMIC; FISH DISEASE; FRANCISELLA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CICHLIDS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FISH DISEASES; FRANCISELLA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN;

CENTRAL AMERICA; ENGLAND; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

FRANCISELLA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 77957260196     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02260     Document Type: Article

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