Mortality associated with weissellosis (Weissella sp.) in USA farmed rainbow trout: Potential for control by vaccination

Aquaculture

Volumn 388-391, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-127

  Welch, Timothy J ^a   Good, Christopher M ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOL AND COLD WATER AQUACULTURE   (United States)

^b Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Emerging disease; Rainbow trout; Vaccination; Weissella sp

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SPREAD; MORTALITY; SALMONID CULTURE; SKIN; VACCINATION; VACCINE;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; WEISSELLA; YERSINIA RUCKERI;

EID: 84873726760     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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