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Timing and quantifying Aphanomyces astaci sporulation from the noble crayfish suffering from the crayfish plague.
Veterinary microbiology - 23 Mar 2013
Makkonen J, Strand D A, Kokko H, Vrålstad T, Jussila J
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Aphanomyces astaci sporulation is crucial for the spreading potential of this disease agent. For the first time, we are reporting timing and quantity of A. astaci spores released from noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) suffering from crayfish plague under practical aquatic conditions. We infected nine noble crayfish with A. astaci PsI-genotype and maintained them in individual 8L tanks. Spores (zoospores and cysts)...
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