World of Crayfish™: a web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens [PDF]
PeerJFreshwater crayfish are amongst the largest macroinvertebrates and play a keystone role in the ecosystems they occupy. Understanding the global distribution of these animals is often hindered due to a paucity of distributional data.
Mihaela C. Ion +90 more
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Effects of Different Salinity Stress on the Transcriptomic Responses of Freshwater Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii, Girard, 1852) [PDF]
BiologySalinization of freshwater ecosystems is a pressing global issue. Changes in salinity can exert severe pressure on aquatic animals and jeopardize their survival.
Lei Luo +7 more
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The Impacts of Invasive Crayfish and Other Non-Native Species on Native Freshwater Crayfish: A Review [PDF]
BiologyFreshwater crayfish are vital species in ecosystems where they naturally occur, as they hold keystone and ecological engineering positions in these systems.
Sarah B. O’Hea Miller +2 more
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Host-pathogen coevolution drives innate immune response to Aphanomyces astaci infection in freshwater crayfish: transcriptomic evidence. [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2022 For over a century, scientists have studied host-pathogen interactions between the crayfish plague disease agent Aphanomyces astaci and freshwater crayfish. It has been hypothesised that North American crayfish hosts are disease-resistant due to the long-
Boštjančić LL +12 more
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A Comprehensive Review on Crustaceans' Immune System With a Focus on Freshwater Crayfish in Relation to Crayfish Plague Disease. [PDF]
Front Immunol, 2021 Freshwater crayfish immunity has received great attention due to the need for urgent conservation. This concern has increased the understanding of the cellular and humoral defense systems, although the regulatory mechanisms involved in these processes ...
Bouallegui Y.
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Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2022 Although a large number of rivers stretches in Southeast Europe (SEE) have a pristine status compared to the rest of Europe, these ecosystems and their freshwater biodiversity are perceptibly threatened.
Danilović Milan +2 more
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The NGS Magic Pudding: A Nanopore-Led Long-Read Genome Assembly for the Commercial Australian Freshwater Crayfish, Cherax destructor [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 Cherax destructor, the yabby, is an iconic Australian freshwater crayfish species, which, similar to other major invertebrate groups, is grossly under-represented in genomic databases.
Christopher M. Austin +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Fossilization processes and especially the role of bacterial activity during the preservation of organic material has not yet been well understood. Here, we report the results of controlled taphonomic experiments with crayfish in freshwater and sediment.
Bastian Mähler +6 more
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Detection and Control of Invasive Freshwater Crayfish: From Traditional to Innovative Methods
Diversity, 2019 Invasive alien species are widespread in freshwater systems compared to terrestrial ecosystems. Among crustaceans, crayfish in particular have been widely introduced and are considered a major threat to freshwater ecosystem functioning.
Chiara Manfrin +4 more
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Resistance to the crayfish plague, Aphanomyces astaci (Oomycota) in the endangered freshwater crayfish species, Austropotamobius pallipes. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 The pathogen Aphanomyces astaci Schikora 1906 is responsible for the decline of the native crayfish species of Europe, and their current endangered status. This pathogenic species is native to North America and only colonizes aquatic decapods.
Martín-Torrijos L +3 more
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