Experimental Transmission of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus from the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis, to Cohabitating Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Smolts

• Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
• Main Authors: Molloy, Sally D., Pietrak, Michael R., Bricknell, Ian, Bouchard, Deborah A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
• Subjects: Environmental Microbiology; Imta; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3811390; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23872575; https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01142-13

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