Journal of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2529
  • DOI: 10.5897/JVMAH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 419

Full Length Research Paper

Antibiotic sensitivity and sodium chloride susceptibility patterns of Flavobacterium columnare isolated from clinical columnaris in cultured Clarias gariepinus

Oladosu Gbolahanmi Akinola
  • Oladosu Gbolahanmi Akinola
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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Oladosu Oluwatomilola Olakunbi
  • Oladosu Oluwatomilola Olakunbi
  • Department of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 11 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 10 December 2018
  •  Published: 31 March 2019

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