Protocols for studying the crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci, and its host-pathogen interactions

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

(2023) Andrea Basso et al.   Diversity-Basel

Resistance to Crayfish Plague: Assessing the Response of Native Iberian Populations of the White-Clawed Freshwater Crayfish

(2022) María Martínez-Ríos et al.   Journal of Fungi

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

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

Real-Time PCR Assays for Rapid Identification of Common Aphanomyces astaci Genotypes

(2021) Marco Di Domenico et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

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

(2021) Caterina Francesconi et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Money Kills Native Ecosystems: European Crayfish as an Example

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

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

Aphanomyces astaci mtDNA: Insights into the pathogen’s differentiation and its genetic diversity from other closely related oomycetes

(2020) Gloria Casabella-Herrero et al.   Fungal Biology

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

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

(2019) Diana Minardi et al.   PARASITOLOGY

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

Crayfish immunity – Recent findings

(2018) Lage Cerenius et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

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

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

The freshwater biodiversity crisis

(2018) Ian Harrison et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

The Pathogenic Potential of a Microbe

(2017) Arturo Casadevall   mSphere

Crustacean hematopoiesis

(2016) Irene Söderhäll   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Characterization of a type-I crustin with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity from red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii

(2016) Ning Liu et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

BAX, a novel cell pro-apoptotic protein, involved in hemocytes early antiviral immune response in fresh water crayfish, Procambarus clarkii

(2016) Zhi-Qiang du   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Characterization of microRNAs by deep sequencing in red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus haematopoietic tissue cells after white spot syndrome virus infection

(2016) Meng-ru Zhao et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

De Novo assembly and annotation of the freshwater crayfish Astacus astacus transcriptome

(2016) Kathrin Theissinger et al.   Marine Genomics

Microsatellite markers for direct genotyping of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci (Oomycetes) from infected host tissues

(2014) Frédéric Grandjean et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

How to Live with the Enemy: Understanding Tolerance to Parasites

(2014) Lars Råberg   PLOS BIOLOGY

Caspase-1-Like Regulation of the proPO-System and Role of ppA and Caspase-1-Like Cleaved Peptides from proPO in Innate Immunity

(2014) Miti Jearaphunt et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The diversity of oomycetes on crayfish: Morphological vs. molecular identification of cultures obtained while isolating the crayfish plague pathogen

(2013) Eva Kozubíková-Balcarová et al.   Fungal Biology

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

Dose-dependent mortality of the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) to different strains of the crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci)

(2013) Jenny Makkonen et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Differing virulence of Aphanomyces astaci isolates and elevated resistance of noble crayfish Astacus astacus against crayfish plague

(2012) J Makkonen 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

The evolutionary phylogeny of the oomycete “fungi”

(2011) Gordon W. Beakes et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Characterization of two crustin antimicrobial peptides from the freshwater crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus

(2010) Suchao Donpudsa et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Scenarios for Global Biodiversity in the 21st Century

(2010) H. M. Pereira et al.   SCIENCE

Phylogenetic relationships among plant and animal parasites, and saprotrophs in Aphanomyces (Oomycetes)

(2009) Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND 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

Considerations in determining sample size for pilot studies

(2008) Melody A. Hertzog   RESEARCH IN NURSING & HEALTH