The effect of high total ammonia concentration on the survival of channel catfish experimentally infected with Flavobacterium columnare

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-168

  Farmer, Bradley D ^a   Mitchell, Andrew J ^a   Straus, David L ^a  

^a Harry K Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

AMMONIA; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FISH DISEASE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; ICTALURIDAE; WATER;

EID: 84856433937     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2011.616836     Document Type: Article

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