Virulence mechanisms of bacterial aquaculture pathogens and antivirulence therapy for aquaculture

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 100-114

  Defoirdt, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Edwardsiella; Host microbe interaction; Host pathogen interaction; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887279222     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/raq.12030     Document Type: Article

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