Aphanomyces astaci PsI-genotype isolates from different Finnish signal crayfish stocks show variation in their virulence but still kill fast

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 411, 2013, Pages

  Jussila, J ^a   Kokko, H ^a   Kortet, R ^a   Makkonen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Crayfish plague; Noble crayfish; Potent killer; Psorospermium haeckeli

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887860182     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2013077     Document Type: Article

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