Flavobacterium columnare associated with mortality of salmonids farmed in Chile: A case report of two outbreaks

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Avendano Herrera R ^a   Gherardelli, V ^b   Olmos, P ^b   Godoy, M G ^b   Heisinger, A ^c   Fernandez J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b Aquagestion   (Chile)

^c Multiexport Foods   (Chile)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; INFECTIOUS SALMON ANEMIA VIRUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79953132686     PISSN: 01080288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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