LACK OF SPECIFICITY OF THE MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF APHANOMYCES ASTACI
A recent PCR-test developed for identification of Aphanomyces astaci, the organism responsible for crayfish plague, provided false positives for Aphanomyces frigidophilus, Aphanomyces repetans, and some Saprolegnia spp. Real-time PCR showed that with the designed primers, A. astaci and A. frigi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2007-04-01
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| Series: | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:2007002 |