Improved Methods for the Isolation and Characterization of Flavobacterium columnare

Columnaris disease, caused by the bacterium Flavobacterium columnare, is an economically significant problem in many warmwater fish species. Difficulties encountered in the isolation and culture of F. columnare have been an impediment to research on the organism and the disease it causes. The goal o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farmer, Bradley Donovan
Other Authors: John Hawk
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2004
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11112004-113024/