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Phenotypic, serological and genetic characterization of Flavobacterium psychrophilum strains isolated from salmonids in Chile.
Journal of fish diseases - 1 Apr 2009
Valdebenito S, Avendaño-Herrera R
Abstract excerpt
Characterization of 20 Flavobacterium psychrophilum strains isolated from farmed Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in Chile was done using phenotypic, antigenic and genetic techniques. Experimental infections were also performed to assess the virulence of two representative isolates and of the type strain. Biochemical and physiological analyses showed that Chilean F. psychrophilum strains, regardless of the host...
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