Crayfish plague is a serious disease of freshwater crayfish in Europe. The infectious agent, Aphanomyces astaci, is an Oomycete that produces hyphae and zoospores and is similar to a fungus. Studies have shown that Australian freshwater crayfish are susceptible to the disease but the disease has...
Consumer awareness of omega-3 health benefits is increasing continually, which is reflected in increasing sale figures of omega-3 supplements in Australia between 2004 and 2006. The success of omega-3 supplements might have resulted from the intense clinical research with fish oil supplements. In...
Crayfish plague and epizootic ulcerative syndrome are two fungal diseases that affect freshwater crayfish and freshwater finfish, respectively. Crayfish plague, which is caused by Aphanomyces astaci, is exotic to Australia, but is capable of causing massive stock losses of up to 100% which would be...