Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in natural and farmed Louisiana crayfish populations: Prevalence and implications

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-235

  Brannelly, Laura A ^a   McMahon, Taegan A ^b   Hinton, Mitchell ^c   Lenger, Daniel ^d   Richards Zawacki, Corinne L ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative hosts; Aquaculture; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Enzootic; Invasive species; Procambarus clarkii

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CRAYFISH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH CULTURE; FUNGUS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PATHOGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ASTACOIDEA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI; PROCAMBARUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CRAYFISH; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ASTACOIDEA; CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA; LOUISIANA; SEASONS;

EID: 84921346922     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02817     Document Type: Article

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