Confirmation of crayfish plague in Italy: Detection of Aphanomyces astaci in white clawed crayfish

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-268

  Cammà, Cesare ^a   Ferri, Nicola ^a   Zezza, Daniela ^a   Marcacci, Maurilia ^a   Paolini, Alessandra ^a   Ricchiuti, Luciano ^a   Lelli, Rossella ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphanomyces astaci; Aphanomyces repetans; Austropotamobius pallipes; Crayfish plague; Culture method; PCR

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ITALY;

APHANOMYCES; APHANOMYCES ASTACI; APHANOMYCES REPETANS; ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES;

ANIMAL; APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; ASTACOIDEA; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; ITALY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77953472145     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02207     Document Type: Article

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