eDNA-based detection of the invasive crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus in streams with a LAMP assay using dependent replicates to gain higher sensitivity [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 LAMP assays are becoming increasingly popular in the field of invasive species detection but are still underused in eDNA-based monitoring. Here, we propose a LAMP assay designed to detect the North American crayfish species Pacifastacus leniusculus in ...
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Color variation in signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. [PDF]
Curr Zool, 2021 Abstract External coloration in animals depends on the interaction of several different factors including the genetics and epigenetics processes that underlie the color expression, the mechanisms of color perception, and the general mechanisms controlling color evolution and function.
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Bacteria-Induced Dscam Isoforms of the Crustacean, Pacifastacus leniusculus. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2011 The Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule, also known as Dscam, is a member of the immunoglobulin super family. Dscam plays an essential function in neuronal wiring and appears to be involved in innate immune reactions in insects.
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Retraction: Bacteria-Induced Dscam Isoforms of the Crustacean, Pacifastacus leniusculus. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2016 After publication of the article, a reader raised concerns about two figures: In Figure 5A, lane 1 looks very similar to the top band in lane 7 and lane 2 looks very similar to the top band in lane 5. In Figure 7B, in the P/Dscam panel, lanes 1 through 6 all look very similar to each other; in the WWSV VP28 panel, lanes 2 and 3 look very ...
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Effects of selenium treatment on endogenous antioxidant capacity in signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). [PDF]
Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol, 2022 Selenium is an essential element that plays a role in numerous physiological processes and is critical for the maintenance of a strong endogenous antioxidant system. Previous work by our research group reported that the organophosphate pesticide dimethoate decreased glutathione S-transferase activity (GST) in signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus ...
McLaughlin QR, Gunderson MP.
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The hematopoietic tissue of the freshwater crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus: organization and expression analysis. [PDF]
Cell Tissue ResAbstract The hematopoietic tissue (HPT) and anterior proliferation center (APC) are the main hemocyte-producing organs of the freshwater crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus. To deepen our understanding of immune responses to various pathogens, it is essential to identify distinct hemocyte subpopulations with specific functions and to further ...
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Modulation of endogenous antioxidants by zinc and copper in signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). [PDF]
Chemosphere, 2021 Metal pollution is a long-standing concern and bioindicators are commonly used in ecotoxicological studies to monitor impacted wildlife populations for evidence of sublethal effects. Significant variation in the response of common biomarkers to metals is reported across taxa, thus necessitating careful characterization in model organisms. In this study,
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Microplastic burden in invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) increases along a stream urbanization gradient. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Microplastics are a globally pervasive pollutant with the potential to directly impact species and accumulate in ecosystems. However, there remains a relative paucity of research addressing their accumulation in freshwater ecosystems and a near absence ...
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Responses of signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus to single short-term pulse exposure of pesticides at environmentally relevant concentrations. [PDF]
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023 Although pesticides are often discharged into surface waters in pulses as opposed to a sustained release, the effect of episodic pollution events on freshwater crayfish is largely unknown.
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Getting rid of 'rain' and 'stars': Mitigating inhibition effects on ddPCR data analysis, the case study of the invasive crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus in the streams of Luxembourg. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 ddPCR is becoming one of the most widely used tool in the field of eDNA-based aquatic monitoring. Although emulsion PCR used in ddPCR confers a partial mitigation to inhibition due to the high number of reactions for a single sample (between 10K and 20K),
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