Desmecht, Salomé ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI)
Antoine, Céline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Santé publique vétérinaire
Touzain, Fabrice
Oberlé, Kenny
Calvez, Ségolène
Laforêt, Fanny
Vermeersch, Marjorie
Le Roux, Aurélie
Schonbrodt, Alain
Lieffrig, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Immunologie et vaccinologie
Thiry, Damien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Bactériologie vétérinaire et maladies bactériennes animales
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English
Title :
Characterization and in vivo efficacy in the Galleria mellonella model of novel bacteriophages targeting Aeromonas salmonicida
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