Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) can be vertically transferred during artificial incubation of crayfish eggs: Preliminary results

Freshwater Crayfish

Volumn 17, Issue , 2010, Pages 151-153

  Makkonen, Jenny ^a   Kokko, Harri ^a   Henttonen, Paula ^a   Jussila, Japo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphanomyces astaci; Artificial incubation; Pacifastacus leniusculus; Transfer

Indexed keywords

APHANOMYCES; APHANOMYCES ASTACI; ASTACOIDEA; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS;

EID: 79956333759     PISSN: 20764324     EISSN: 20764332     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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