Minimally Invasive Detection of <i>Piscirickettsia salmonis</i> in Cultivated Salmonids via the PCR

Sergio H. Marshall, Sekou Heath, Vitalia Henríquez, Cristián Orrego

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1998 · 67 citations · 15 references

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The attributes of the PCR allowed implementation of an assay for specific detection of Piscirickettsia salmonis from a few microliters of fish serum. This opens the way to less invasive modes of sampling for this microbial pathogen in salmonids.

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