Outbreak of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in barcoo grunter, Scortum barcoo (McCulloch & Waite), in an intensive fish farm in China

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1067-1072

  Liu, L ^a   Li, Y W ^a   He, R Z ^a   Xiao, X X ^a   Zhang, X ^b   Su, Y L ^a   Wang, J ^a   Li, A X ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Streptococcus agalactiae; Barcoo grunter; Characterization

Indexed keywords

SCORTUM BARCOO; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; CHINA; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDEMIC; FISH DISEASES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERCIFORMES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FISH DISEASES; PERCIFORMES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 84912017362     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12187     Document Type: Article

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