Two novel blood-free solid media for the culture of the salmonid pathogen Piscirickettsia salmonis

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 587-591

  Yanez A J ^a   Silva, H ^a   Valenzuela, K ^a   Pontigo, J P ^a   Godoy, M ^b   Troncoso, J ^c   Romero, A ^a   Figueroa, J ^a   Carcamo, J G ^a   Avendano Herrera R ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b ETECMA   (Chile)

^c CARGILL INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Agar; Blood free; Culture; Piscirickettsia salmonis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FISH DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PISCIRICKETTSIA; PISCIRICKETTSIOSIS; SALMON;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; FISH DISEASES; PISCIRICKETTSIA; PISCIRICKETTSIACEAE INFECTIONS; SALMON;

PISCIRICKETTSIA SALMONIS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84877720661     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12034     Document Type: Article

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