African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5238

Full Length Research Paper

Nocardia seriolae, a causative agent of systematic granuloma in spotted butterfish, Scatophagus argus, Linn

Pei-Chi Wang
  • Pei-Chi Wang
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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Ming-An Tsai
  • Ming-An Tsai
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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Yu-Chi Liang
  • Yu-Chi Liang
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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Yanting Chan
  • Yanting Chan
  • Diagnostic and Prevention Center of Livestock Diseases, Ilan, Taiwan, ROC
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Shih-Chu Chen*
  • Shih-Chu Chen*
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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  •  Received: 03 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 05 September 2014
  •  Published: 17 September 2014

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