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Dose-dependent mortality of the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) to different strains of the crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci).
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Jan 2014
Makkonen Jenny, Kokko Harri, Vainikka Anssi, Kortet Raine, Jussila Japo
Abstract excerpt
Several reports of the European crayfish species carrying a latent infection of the crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) have emerged and the discussion has focused especially on the lowered virulence of As-genotypes behind decreased mortality. The aim of this study was to compare the killing rate of different A. astaci strains in controlled infection experiments. Two separate infection experiments with three A....
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