The pathology of 'scale drop syndrome' in Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer Bloch, a first description

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-27

  Gibson Kueh, S ^a   Chee, D ^b   Chen, J ^b   Wang, Y H ^b   Tay, S ^b   Leong, L N ^c   Ng, M L ^c   Jones, J B ^d   Nicholls, P K ^a   Ferguson, H W ^e  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Agri Food and Veterinary Authority   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d Fish Health Laboratory   (Australia)

^e ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Lates calcarifer; Necrosis; Scale loss; Vasculitis; Virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; BASS; FISH DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASIA; BASS; FISH DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SYNDROME; VIRION;

HERPESVIRIDAE; IRIDOVIRUS; LATES CALCARIFER;

EID: 83655201139     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2011.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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