A novel of gut pathogenic bacteria of blue swimming crab Portunus pelagicus (Linneaus, 1758) and pathogenicity of Vibrio harveyi a transmission agent in larval culture under hatchery conditions

Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-127

  Talpur, A D ^a   Memon, A J ^a   Khan, M I ^a   Ikhwanuddin, M ^a   Danish Daniel, M M ^a   Abol Munafi, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequencing; Blue swimming crab; Epidemiological; Larval rearing; Pathogen; Portunus pelagicus

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954987526     PISSN: 1815932X     EISSN: 19936079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjasci.2011.116.127     Document Type: Article

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