Controlled Infection Experiment With Aphanomyces astaci Provides Additional Evidence for Latent Infections and Resistance in Freshwater Crayfish

Controlled Infection Experiment With Aphanomyces astaci Provides Additional Evidence for Latent Infections and Resistance in Freshwater Crayfish

For 150 years the crayfish plague disease agent Aphanomyces astaci has been the cause of mass mortalities among native European crayfish populations. However, recently several studies have highlighted the great variability of A. astaci virulence and crayfish resistance toward the disease. The main a...

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Main Authors: Caterina Francesconi, Jenny Makkonen, Anne Schrimpf, Japo Jussila, Harri Kokko, Kathrin Theissinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
marbled crayfish
noble crayfish
host-pathogen co-evolution
crayfish plague
experimental infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.647037/full

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