Mass Mortality of Doctor Fish(Garra rufa obtusa) Caused by Citrobacter freundii Infection
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Baeck, Gun-Wook
(Department of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Ji-Hyung (Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) Choresca, Casiano Jr. (Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) Gomez, Dennis K. (Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) Shin, Sang-Phil (Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) Han, Jee-Eun (Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) Park, Se-Chang (Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) |
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