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Ulcerative Disease Outbreak In Crayfish Orconectes Propinquus Linked To Saprolegnia Australis In Big Muskellunge Lake, Wisconsin, L Krugner-Higby, D Haak, Ptj Johnson, Jeffrey D. Shields, Wm Jones, Kimberly S. Reece, Et Al.
Ulcerative Disease Outbreak In Crayfish Orconectes Propinquus Linked To Saprolegnia Australis In Big Muskellunge Lake, Wisconsin, L Krugner-Higby, D Haak, Ptj Johnson, Jeffrey D. Shields, Wm Jones, Kimberly S. Reece, Et Al.
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Crayfish populations in the area of the North Temperate Lakes Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project, Wisconsin, USA, have been monitored for >25 yr. In 2005, native crayfish Orconectes propinquus from Big Muskellunge Lake were found with ulcerated lesions in the cuticle In 2006, lesions occurred in 9 5% of sampled crayfish from the lake (n = 3146). Ulcers generally occurred on the appendages of affected individuals but varied in location and severity. The prevalence of ulcers varied widely among sites, sample depths, and sampling dates, ranging from 20% The prevalence of ulcers in crayfish increased from a minimum in …
The Strength Of B Cell Interaction With Antigen Determines The Degree Of Igm Polymerization, Jm Ye, Es Bromage, Sl Kaattari
The Strength Of B Cell Interaction With Antigen Determines The Degree Of Igm Polymerization, Jm Ye, Es Bromage, Sl Kaattari
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The induction of variable disulfide polymerization of IgM in the trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and its effect on its half-life were examined. An association between greater Ab affinity and increased disulfide polymerization was first indicated by the observation of this increased IgM disulfide polymerization during the process of affinity maturation. A direct association between Ab affinity and disulfide polymerization was then established by the fractionation of individual sera into high- and low-affinity subpopulations, which also resulted in the partitioning of high and low degrees of disulfide polymerization. The ability of high-affinity B cells to produce more highly polymerized Abs upon Ag …
Quantitative Pcr Assay For Mycobacterium Pseudoshottsii And Mycobacterium Shottsii And Application To Environmental Samples And Fishes From The Chesapeake Bay, Dt Gauthier, Kimberly S. Reece, J Xiao, Mw Rhodes, Hi Kator, Rj Latour, C F. Bonzek, J Hoenig, W. K. Vogelbein
Quantitative Pcr Assay For Mycobacterium Pseudoshottsii And Mycobacterium Shottsii And Application To Environmental Samples And Fishes From The Chesapeake Bay, Dt Gauthier, Kimberly S. Reece, J Xiao, Mw Rhodes, Hi Kator, Rj Latour, C F. Bonzek, J Hoenig, W. K. Vogelbein
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Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Chesapeake Bay are currently experiencing a very high prevalence of mycobacteriosis associated with newly described Mycobacterium species, Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii and M. shottsii. The ecology of these mycobacteria outside the striped bass host is currently unknown. In this work, we developed quantitative real-time PCR assays for M. pseudoshottsii and M. shottsii and applied these assays to DNA extracts from Chesapeake Bay water and sediment samples, as well as to tissues from two dominant prey of striped bass, Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) and bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli). Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii was found to be ubiquitous in water …