Development and maintenance of a specific pathogen-free (SPF) zebrafish research facility for Pseudoloma neurophilia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Kent, Michael L ^a   Buchner, Cari ^a   Watral, Virginia G ^a   Sanders, Justin L ^a   LaDu, Jane ^a   Peterson, Tracy S ^a   Tanguay, Robert L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease control; Microsporidia; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BROOD STOCK; CYPRINID; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGUS; HISTOLOGY; LESION; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGENERATION; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; FISH DISEASE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; METHODOLOGY; MICROSPORIDIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; MICROSPORIDIA; RESEARCH; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; PSEUDOLOMA NEUROPHILIA;

EID: 79957625760     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02333     Document Type: Article

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