The prevalence of Aphanomyces astaci in invasive signal crayfish from the UK and implications for native crayfish conservation

Parasitology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 411-418

  James, J ^a   Nutbeam Tuffs, S ^b,c   Cable, J ^a   MrugaLa A ^d   Vinuela Rodriguez N ^d   Petrusek, A ^d   Oidtmann, B ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ark Sites; Austropotamobius pallipes; crayfish plague; Pacifastacus leniusculus; white clawed crayfish

Indexed keywords

APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; CAUDAL FIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH PLAGUE; CUTICLE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DISPERSAL; PREVALENCE; VIRULENCE; ANIMAL; CRAYFISH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; ASTACOIDEA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85009352869     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182016002419     Document Type: Article

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