Detection and quantification of Spironucleus barkhanus in experimentally infected Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 175-178

  Fu, Ci Guo ^a   Woo, Patrick T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; ELISA; Salmo salar; Spironucleus barkhanus

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; IMMUNOASSAY; PARASITIC DISEASE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONID;

DIPLOMONADIDA; HEXAMITIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE; SPIRONUCLEUS BARKHANUS;

EID: 9944233150     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao061175     Document Type: Article

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