Molecular detection and genotyping of Aphanomyces astaci directly from preserved crayfish samples uncovers the Norwegian crayfish plague disease history

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 66-75

  Vrålstad, Trude ^a,b   Strand, David A ^a,b   Grandjean, Frédéric ^c   Kvellestad, Agnar ^a,e   Håstein, Tore ^a   Knutsen, Ann Kristin ^a,f   Taugbøl, Trond ^d,g   Skaar, Ida ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^f A Bayer Company Algeta ASA   (Norway)

^g Glommen and Laagens Brukseierforening   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aphanomyces astaci; Astacus astacus; Diagnostics; Genotyping; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

APHANOMYCES; APHANOMYCES ASTACI; ARTICLE; ASTACUS ASTACUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH PLAGUE; DNA EXTRACTION; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESERVATION; SAMPLE; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CRAYFISH; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HISTORY; NORWAY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; ASTACOIDEA; DNA; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NORWAY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84906790379     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.07.008     Document Type: Article

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