Experimental mycobacteriosis in Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L.

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 365-377

  Zerihun, M A ^a   Colquhoun, D J ^a   Poppe, T T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Granuloma; Mycobacteriosis; Mycobacterium salmoniphilum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; GILL; LIVER; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; GADUS MORHUA; GILLS; LIVER; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; GADUS MORHUA; MYCOBACTERIUM; PISCES; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84859590139     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2012.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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