Streptococcus iniae infection in cultured asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) and red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) in southern Thailand

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-348

  Suanyuk, Naraid ^a   Sukkasame, Nirut ^b   Tanmark, Nopparat ^a   Yoshida, Terutoyo ^c   Itami, Toshiaki ^c   Thune, Ronald L ^d   Tantikitti, Chutima ^a   Supamattaya, Kidchakan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PHUKET RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian sea bass; Pathogenicity; Streptococcus iniae; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957722508     PISSN: 01253395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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