The redclaw crayfish: A prominent aquaculture species with invasive potential in tropical and subtropical biodiversity hotspots

PJ Haubrock, FJ Oficialdegui, Y Zeng… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus; hereafter redclaw), native to northern
Australia and southern New Guinea, is among the largest freshwater decapods. It matures …

Hosts and transmission of the crayfish plague pathogen Aphanomyces astaci: a review

J Svoboda, A Mrugała… - Journal of fish …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci Schikora, has become one of the most
well‐studied pathogens of invertebrates. Since its introduction to Europe in the mid‐19th …

Shrimp bacterial and parasitic disease listed in the OIE: A review

YB Yu, JH Choi, JC Kang, HJ Kim, JH Kim - Microbial pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
Shrimp aquaculture industry has steadily increased with demand and development of
aquaculture technology. In recent years, frequent diseases have become a major risk factor …

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

DA Strand, SI Johnsen, JC Rusch… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European noble crayfish Astacus astacus is threatened by crayfish plague
caused by the oomycete Aphanomyces astaci, which is spread by the invasive North …

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

J Rusch, M Mojžišová, D Strand, J Svobodová… - 2020 - vetinst.brage.unit.no
Abstract Crayfish of North American origin are amongst the most prominent high-impact
invasive invertebrates in European freshwaters. They contribute to the decline of European …

The crayfish plague pathogen can infect freshwater‐inhabiting crabs

J Svoboda, DA Strand, T Vrålstad… - Freshwater …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The oomycete A phanomyces astaci is generally considered a parasite specific to freshwater
crayfish, and it has become known as the crayfish plague pathogen. Old experimental work …

Detection of crayfish plague spores in large freshwater systems

DA Strand, J Jussila, SI Johnsen… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Indigenous European freshwater crayfish (ICS) are threatened due to invasive North
American freshwater crayfish that are natural carriers of A phanomyces astaci which causes …

eDNA-based crayfish plague monitoring is superior to conventional trap-based assessments in year-round detection probability

C Wittwer, S Stoll, D Strand, T Vrålstad, C Nowak… - Hydrobiologia, 2018 - Springer
The crayfish plague disease agent Aphanomyces astaci is a major threat to European
crayfish populations, leading to mass extinctions when spores are transmitted into habitats …

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

J Makkonen, H Kokko, A Vainikka, R Kortet… - Journal of Invertebrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Several reports of the European crayfish species carrying a latent infection of the crayfish
plague (Aphanomyces astaci) have emerged and the discussion has focused especially on …

First detection of Aphanomyces astaci and its potential responsibility for mass mortalities of Pontastacus (Astacus) leptodactylus in Greek lakes

MV Alvanou, A Lattos… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - ejournals.lib.auth.gr
Aphanomyces astaci is a pathogen categorized among the 100 worst invasive alien species,
responsible for the crayfish plague disease. In the past, many disease outbreaks devastated …