First report of streptococcus iniae in red porgy (Pagrus pagrus, L.)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 901-905

  Aamri, F El ^a   Padilla, D ^a   Acosta, F ^a   Caballero, M J ^b   Roo, J ^b   Bravo, J ^a   Vivas, J ^c   Real, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura   (Spain)

^c Hospital Santa Cruz de Liencres   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gilthead seabream; LD50; Pathogenicity; Red porgy; Streptococcus iniae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FISH DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERCIFORMES; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; FISH DISEASES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PERCIFORMES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

PAGRUS PAGRUS; POSIBACTERIA; SPARUS AURATA; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

EID: 77957902462     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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