The crayfish plague in the Czech Republic - Review of recent suspect cases and a pilot detection study

BFPP - Bulletin Francais de la Peche et de la Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

Volumn , Issue 380-381, 2006, Pages 1313-1323

  Kozubikova E ^a   Petrusek, A ^a   Duris Z ^b   Kozak P ^c   Geiger, S ^d   Hoffmann, R ^d   Oidtmann, B ^d,e  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphanomyces astaci; Astacus astacus; Crayfish plague; Czech Republic; Mass mortality; Molecular diagnosis; Oomycete; Orconectes limosus; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APHANOMYCES; APHANOMYCES ASTACI; ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS; ASTACUS ASTACUS; FUNGI; ORCONECTES LIMOSUS;

EID: 33749073257     PISSN: 12976318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae:2006037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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