Edsman, Lennart
- Department of Aquatic Resources (SLU Aqua), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2014Peer reviewed
The crayfish plague pathogen can infect freshwater-inhabiting crabs
Svoboda, Jiří; Strand, David A.; Vrålstad, T.; Grandjean, Frédéric; Edsman, Lennart; Kozák, Pavel; Kouba, Antonín; Fristad, R.F.; Koca, Seval Bahadir; Petrusek, Adam
Abstract
The potential for A.astaci transmission in the opposite direction, from crabs to crayfish, and potential impact of this pathogen on populations of freshwater crabs require further investigations, because of possible consequences for crayfish and freshwater crab conservation and aquaculture.
Keywords
host range; invasive species; Eriocheir sinensis; Potamon potamios; Aphanomyces astaci
Published in
Freshwater Biology
2014, Volume: 59, number: 5, pages: 918-929
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Zoology
Ecology
Immunology
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12315
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/56107