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Media composition has little effect on growth of two fish pathogens, Cytophaga columnaris and Cytophaga psychrophila

R. C. Cipriano·J.D. Teska
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R. C. Cipriano, J.D. Teska. 1994. Media composition has little effect on growth of two fish pathogens, Cytophaga columnaris and Cytophaga psychrophila. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/2001487

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