Experimental vertical transmission of Piscirickettsia salmonis and in vitro study of attachment and mode of entrance into the fish ovum

Piscirickettsia salmonis is a pathogenic bacterial agent causing septicaemic disease in salmon. Since its isolation in Chile in 1989, P. salmonis has continually produced high mortality rates in salmon farms. Little information exists regarding the mechan

Bibliographic Details
Author: Larenas, JBartholomew, JTroncoso, OLedezma, HFernandez, MS,Sandoval, NVera, PContrearas, JSmith, P
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2002
Country:Chile
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.anid.cl:10533/240364
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10533/240364
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:Piscirickettsia salmonis is a pathogenic bacterial agent causing septicaemic disease in salmon. Since its isolation in Chile in 1989, P. salmonis has continually produced high mortality rates in salmon farms. Little information exists regarding the mechan