Infectivity of a rickettsia isolated from coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Two species of salmonids were tested for their susceptibility to infection by a rickettsia isolated in cell culture from diseased Oncorhynchus kisutch in Chile. Mortality approached 100% in coho and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar injected with 10-fold dilutions of cell culture medium containing the ric...
Published in: | Diseases of Aquatic Organisms |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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1991
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3354/dao011093 https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/159652 |
Summary: | Two species of salmonids were tested for their susceptibility to infection by a rickettsia isolated in cell culture from diseased Oncorhynchus kisutch in Chile. Mortality approached 100% in coho and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar injected with 10-fold dilutions of cell culture medium containing the rickettsia. -from Authors |
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