Estimation of epidemiological cut-off values for disk diffusion susceptibility test data for Streptococcus phocae

Aquaculture

Volumn 314, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 44-48

  Avendaño Herrera, Ruben ^a   Molina, Alfredo ^a   Magariños, Beatriz ^b   Toranzo, Alicia E ^b   Smith, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility and resistance; Atlantic salmon; Epidemiological cut off values; Streptococcus phocae

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; DATA SET; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LABORATORY METHOD; PINNIPED; SALMONID CULTURE;

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; SALMO SALAR; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PHOCAE;

EID: 79952736870     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.01.049     Document Type: Article

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