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Effect of experimental exposure to differently virulent Aphanomyces astaci strains on the immune response of the noble crayfish Astacus astacus.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Nov 2015
Becking Thomas, Mrugała Agata, Delaunay Carine, Svoboda Jiří, Raimond Maryline, Viljamaa-Dirks Satu, Petrusek Adam, Grandjean Frédéric, Braquart-Varnier Christine
Abstract excerpt
European crayfish are sensitive to the crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci, carried by North American crayfish species due to their less effective immune defence mechanisms against this disease. During a controlled infection experiment with a susceptible crayfish species Astacus astacus using three A. astaci strains (representing genotype groups A, B, and E), we investigated variation in their virulence...
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