Distribution and epidemiology of genotypes of the crayfish plague agent Aphanomyces astaci from noble crayfish Astacus astacus in Finland

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 199-208

  Viljamaa Dirks, S ^a   Heinikainen, S ^a   Torssonen, H ^a   Pursiainen, M ^b   Mattila, J ^b   Pelkonen, S ^a  

^a NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aphanomyces astaci; Crayfish plague; Oomycete; RAPD PCR; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; PERSISTENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DECLINE; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; DEMOGRAPHY; FINLAND; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; ASTACOIDEA; DEMOGRAPHY; FINLAND; GENOTYPE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS;

EUROPE; FINLAND;

APHANOMYCES ASTACI; ASTACOIDEA; ASTACUS; ASTACUS ASTACUS; PACIFASTACUS; PACIFASTACUS LENIUSCULUS; PONTASTACUS LEPTODACTYLUS;

EID: 84876354062     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02575     Document Type: Article

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