Susceptibility of three strains of blue catfish, ictalurus furcatus (valenciennes), to ichthyophthirius multifiliis

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 887-895

  Xu, D H ^a   Klesius, P H ^a   Bosworth, B G ^b   Chatakondi, N ^b  

^a AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue catfish; Cohabitation; Ichthyophthirius multifiliis; Infection; Mortality; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ALIZARIN RED S; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CILIATE INFECTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; FISH DISEASE; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; ICTALURIDAE; IMMUNOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; COLORING AGENTS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FISH DISEASES; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; ICTALURIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS; ICTALURUS FURCATUS;

EID: 84868655111     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2012.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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