Determination of the median lethal dose of botulinum serotype e in channel catfish fingerlings

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-109

  Chatla, Kamalakar ^a   Gaunt, Patricia S ^a   Hanson, Larry ^a   Gao, Dana X ^a   Wills, Robert ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN E;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; FISH DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FISH DISEASES; ICTALURIDAE;

EID: 84862132262     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2012.675935     Document Type: Article

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