A comparative study of molecular diagnostic methods designed to detect the crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 343-353

  Tuffs, Stephen ^a,b   Oidtmann, Birgit ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphanomyces astaci; Carrier; Crayfish plague; Oomycota; PCR; Real time PCR; Saprolegniaceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH PLAGUE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOMYCETES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZOOSPORE;

ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; AQUACULTURE; ASTACOIDEA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

APHANOMYCES ASTACI; ASTACOIDEA; OOMYCETES; SAPROLEGNIACEAE;

EID: 80053130743     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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