Effectiveness of early intervention with florfenicol on a streptococcus iniae infection in blue tilapia

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 354-360

  Darwish, Ahmed M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 85011501405     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A09-074.1     Document Type: Article

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