Flavobacterium columnare: an important contributing factor to fish die-offs in southern lakes of Saskatchewan, Canada

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 832-836

  Scott, Steven J ^a   Bollinger, Trent K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Columnaris disease; Flavobacterium columnare; white fish; yellow perch

Indexed keywords

FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; PERCA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANADA; CASE REPORT; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAKE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VETERINARY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FISH DISEASES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; LAKES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84910626293     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638714553591     Document Type: Article

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