Occurrence of virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility of Citrobacter freundii isolated from diseased ornamental fish in Poland

Occurrence of virulence factors and antimicrobial susceptibility of Citrobacter freundii isolated from diseased ornamental fish in Poland

Journal of Veterinary Research

Volume 69 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)

By:

Anna Pastuszka

, Leszek Guz

, Krzysztof Puk

and Dorota Pietras-Ożga

Open Access

|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608

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Language: English

Page range: 17 - 26

Submitted on: Sep 4, 2024

Accepted on: Mar 12, 2025

Published on: Mar 25, 2025

Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 times per year

Keywords:

antibiotic resistance,

aquarium environment,

fish isolates

Related subjects:

Life sciences,

Molecular biology,

Microbiology and virology,

Life sciences, other,

Medicine,

Veterinary medicine

© 2025 Anna Pastuszka, Leszek Guz, Krzysztof Puk, Dorota Pietras-Ożga, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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