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      eDNA detection of aquatic diseases based o...

      eDNA detection of aquatic diseases based on DNA fragments in environmental samples

      Various aquatic animal diseases endanger Swiss fish and crayfish stocks. The most relevant among these are fish mold, proliferative kidney disease in fish (PKD) and crayfish plague in crayfish. All these diseases have a strong influence on the occurrence of the respective animals. All over Switzerland there is a lack of comprehensive knowledge of the distribution of these diseases, which hampers the ability to take measurements.

      By using the eDNA method it is possible to detect diseases by means of DNA snippets occurring in water samples. This method of detecting pathogens or organisms has been in increasing demand for several years. In a project run in cooperation with Eawag, the method was established and validated over a period of three years, and subsequent monitoring of the diseases was carried out throughout Switzerland.

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      Life Sciences
      Ecotoxicology
      Miriam Langer

      Prof. Dr. Miriam Langer

      Dean of BSc environmental sciences and technology

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      +41 61 228 58 83

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      miriam.langer@fhnw.ch

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      School of Life Sciences FHNW Institute for Ecopreneurship Hofackerstrasse 30 4132 Muttenz

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      FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
      School of Life Sciences
      Institute for Ecopreneurship

      Hofackerstrasse 30

      CH - 4132 Muttenz

      Phone+41 61 228 60 75

      E-Mailmarco.rupprich@fhnw.ch

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