Cuticular Swabs and eDNA as Non-Invasive Sampling Techniques to Monitor Aphanomyces astaci in Endangered White-Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes Complex)

Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a UK university identifies dynamics of transmission

(2022) Dinesh Aggarwal et al.   Nature Communications

Environmental DNA Monitoring of Biodiversity Hotspots in Danish Marine Waters

(2022) Peter A. U. Staehr et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Detection of the Endangered Stone Crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803) and Its Congeneric A. pallipes in Its Last Italian Biotope by eDNA Analysis

(2022) Chiara Manfrin et al.   Diversity-Basel

Environmental DNA analysis as an emerging non-destructive method for plant biodiversity monitoring: a review

(2022) Pritam Banerjee et al.   AoB Plants

Tracing the origin of the crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci, to the Southeastern United States

(2021) Laura Martín-Torrijos et al.   Scientific Reports

Evaluation of the Effect of Storage Methods on Fecal, Saliva, and Skin Microbiome Composition

(2021) Clarisse Marotz et al.   mSystems

Detecting aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity in a tropical estuary using environmental DNA

(2021) Andrea Polanco F. et al.   BIOTROPICA

Increased Virulence of Italian Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHNV) Associated with the Emergence of New Strains

(2021) Miriam Abbadi et al.   Virus Evolution

Money Kills Native Ecosystems: European Crayfish as an Example

(2021) Japo Jussila et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Using eDNA to simultaneously detect the distribution of native and invasive crayfish within an entire country

(2021) Alex C. King et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

An outbreak of crayfish rickettsiosis caused by Coxiella cheraxi in redclaw crayfish ( Cherax quadricarinatus ) imported to Israel from Australia

(2021) Nadav Davidovich et al.   Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

eDNA metabarcoding survey reveals fine‐scale coral reef community variation across a remote, tropical island ecosystem

(2020) Katrina M. West et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Spatial and temporal patterns of environmental DNA detection to inform sampling protocols in lentic and lotic systems

(2020) Mallory E. Bedwell et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in ecology and conservation: opportunities, challenges and prospects

(2020) Kingsly C. Beng et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

The effects of humic substances on DNA isolation from soils

(2020) Ewa Wnuk et al.   PeerJ

Simultaneous detection of native and invasive crayfish and Aphanomyces astaci from environmental DNA samples in a wide range of habitats in Central Europe

(2020) Johannes C. Rusch et al.   NeoBiota

A tentative new species Aphanomyces fennicus sp. nov. interferes with molecular diagnostic methods for crayfish plague

(2019) Satu Viljamaa-Dirks et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Introducing a new Austropotamobius crayfish species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Astacidae): A Miocene endemism of the Apuseni Mountains, Romania

(2019) Lucian Pârvulescu   ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER

Monitoring a Norwegian freshwater crayfish tragedy:  eDNA snapshots of invasion, infection and extinction

(2019) David A. Strand et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Improved method for genotyping the causative agent of crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) based on mitochondrial DNA

(2019) Diana Minardi et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Improving eDNA yield and inhibitor reduction through increased water volumes and multi-filter isolation techniques

(2019) Margaret E. Hunter et al.   Scientific Reports

An optimised eDNA protocol for detecting fish in lentic and lotic freshwaters using a small water volume

(2019) Teja Petra Muha et al.   PLoS One

eDNA Increases the Detectability of Ranavirus Infection in an Alpine Amphibian Population

(2019) Claude Miaud et al.   Viruses-Basel

Non-destructive method for detecting Aphanomyces astaci, the causative agent of crayfish plague, on the individual level

(2019) Dora Pavić et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Hidden sites in the distribution of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in Eastern Europe: Relicts of genetic groups from older outbreaks?

(2018) Jörn Panteleit et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

New genotyping method for the causative agent of crayfish plague ( Aphanomyces astaci ) based on whole genome data

(2018) Diana Minardi et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Comparison of two water sampling approaches for eDNA-based crayfish plague detection

(2018) Claudia Wittwer et al.   LIMNOLOGICA

MtDNA allows the sensitive detection and haplotyping of the crayfish plague disease agent Aphanomyces astaci showing clues about its origin and migration

(2018) Jenny Makkonen et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Aphanomyces astaci genotypes involved in recent crayfish plague outbreaks in central Italy

(2018) R Caprioli et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds

(2018) Lynsey R. Harper et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

eDNA-based crayfish plague detection as practical tool for biomonitoring and risk assessment of A. astaci-positive crayfish populations

(2018) Claudia Wittwer et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Causes and consequences of crayfish extinction: Stream connectivity, habitat changes, alien species and ecosystem services

(2018) Raoul Manenti et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Genome-based estimates of fungal rDNA copy number variation across phylogenetic scales and ecological lifestyles

(2018) Lotus A. Lofgren et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list

(2017) Keith A Crandall et al.   JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY

Aphanomyces astaci isolate from latently infected stone crayfish ( Austropotamobius torrentium ) population is virulent

(2017) Japo Jussila et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Environmental DNA metabarcoding: Transforming how we survey animal and plant communities

(2017) Kristy Deiner et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Resistance to the crayfish plague, Aphanomyces astaci (Oomycota) in the endangered freshwater crayfish species, Austropotamobius pallipes

(2017) Laura Martín-Torrijos et al.   PLoS One

Monitoring of noble, signal and narrow-clawed crayfish using environmental DNA from freshwater samples

(2017) Sune Agersnap et al.   PLoS One

Methods to maximise recovery of environmental DNA from water samples

(2017) Rheyda Hinlo et al.   PLoS One

Prevalence of the pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in freshwater crayfish populations in Croatia

(2016) I Maguire et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Critical considerations for the application of environmental DNA methods to detect aquatic species

(2016) Caren S. Goldberg et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Choice of capture and extraction methods affect detection of freshwater biodiversity from environmental DNA

(2015) Kristy Deiner et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Environmental DNA – An emerging tool in conservation for monitoring past and present biodiversity

(2015) Philip Francis Thomsen et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Complexity of biogeographic pattern in the endangered crayfish Austropotamobius italicus in northern Italy: molecular insights of conservation concern

(2015) Guido Bernini et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Development and application of an eDNA method to detect and quantify a pathogenic parasite in aquatic ecosystems

(2015) J. R. Huver et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Variation in the hyphal growth rate and the virulence of two genotypes of the crayfish plague organismAphanomyces astaci

(2015) S Viljamaa-Dirks et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES

Origin, dynamics, and implications of extracellular DNA pools in marine sediments

(2015) Andrea Torti et al.   Marine Genomics

Optimizing techniques to capture and extract environmental DNA for detection and quantification of fish

(2015) Jessica J. Eichmiller et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Environmental DNA surveillance for invertebrate species: advantages and technical limitations to detect invasive crayfishProcambarus clarkiiin freshwater ponds

(2014) Anne Tréguier et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Resistance to the crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci, in two freshwater shrimps

(2014) J. Svoboda et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Continental-wide distribution of crayfish species in Europe: update and maps

(2014) A. Kouba et al.   Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Particle size distribution and optimal capture of aqueous macrobial eDNA

(2014) Cameron R. Turner et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

AFLP-PCR and RAPD-PCR evidences of the transmission of the pathogen Aphanomyces astaci (Oomycetes) to wild populations of European crayfish from the invasive crayfish species, Procambarus clarkii

(2013) Svetlana Rezinciuc et al.   Fungal Biology

Detection of crayfish plague spores in large freshwater systems

(2013) David A. Strand et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Evaluating Ethanol-based Sample Preservation to Facilitate Use of DNA Barcoding in Routine Freshwater Biomonitoring Programs Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates

(2013) Eric D. Stein et al.   PLoS One

Aphanomyces astaci in wild crayfish populations in Slovenia: first report of persistent infection in a stone crayfish Austropotamobius torrentium population

(2012) D Kušar et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

The diversity of the pathogenic Oomycete (Aphanomyces astaci) chitinase genes within the genotypes indicate adaptation to its hosts

(2012) Jenny Makkonen et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Re-examination of the prevalence of Aphanomyces astaci in North American crayfish populations in Central Europe by TaqMan MGB real-time PCR

(2011) E Kozubíková et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Detection and quantification of the crayfish plague agent in natural waters: direct monitoring approach for aquatic environments

(2011) DA Strand et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Simplified Field Preservation of Tissues for Subsequent DNA Analyses*

(2011) Corinne L. Michaud et al.   JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

Spiny-cheek crayfish Orconectes limosus carry a novel genotype of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci

(2011) Eva Kozubíková et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

A comparative study of molecular diagnostic methods designed to detect the crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci

(2011) Stephen Tuffs et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

Storage of environmental samples for guaranteeing nucleic acid yields for molecular microbiological studies

(2010) Antti Juhani Rissanen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The effect of sample age and storage method on DNA yield and microsatellite amplification from baboon (Papio ursinus) faecal samples

(2010) Annesca Bubb et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH

A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species

(2010) D.M. Holdich et al.   Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

A hands-on overview of tissue preservation methods for molecular genetic analyses

(2010) Zoltán Tamás Nagy   ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION

Invasions and niche width: does niche width of an introduced crayfish differ from a native crayfish?

(2009) KARIN OLSSON et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

A quantitative TaqMan® MGB real-time polymerase chain reaction based assay for detection of the causative agent of crayfish plague Aphanomyces astaci

(2009) Trude Vrålstad et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

A statistical approach for evaluation of PCR results to improve the practical limit of quantification (LOQ) of GMO analyses (SIMQUANT)

(2008) Knut G. Berdal et al.   EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY