Experimental Infection of Four Aquacultured Species with Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Type IVb

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 459-476

  Groocock, Geoffrey H ^a   Frattini, Stephen A ^a   Cornwell, Emily R ^a   Coffee, Laura L ^a   Wooster, Gregory A ^a   Getchell, Rodman G ^a   Bowser, Paul R ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FISH; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ESOX; ESOX MASQUINONGY; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; SALMO SALAR; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 84864779077     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2012.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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