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Filtering by: Creator Hunter, Valerie Antoinette Commencement Year 1979

Yersinia ruckeri : a characterization of the carrier state in steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri)

Creator:

Hunter, Valerie Antoinette

Abstract:

Fish, asymptomatically infected with Enteric Redmouth Bacterium (ERMB), were tested for their ability to transmit bacteria to non-infected fish. Unstressed carrier fish were unable to transmit enough bacteria to cause epizootics or produce carrier fish. However, when the ERMB carriers were stressed with heat, sufficient bacteria were shed to infect...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis