Fish microsporidia: Immune response, immunomodulation and vaccination

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 999-1006

  Rodriguez Tovar, Luis E ^a   Speare, David J ^b   Markham, R J Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish; Immune response; Immunostimulant; Microsporidia; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOMA SALMONAE; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 79953297903     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.02.011     Document Type: Review

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