Development of diagnostics for aquaculture: Challenges and opportunities

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 93-102

  Adams, Alexandra ^a   Thompson, Kim D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Diagnostic methods; Disease diagnosis; Fish disease; Immunodiagnostics; Molecular diagnostics; Novel rapid methods; OIE manual; Serology

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ASSAY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HETEROGENEITY; MEDICINE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PATHOGENICITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 79951997871     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2010.02663.x     Document Type: Article

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