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November 2008: A summary update of all projects and findings is available in pdf.Detailed updates are available below.
A researchers' meeting held in April 2008 at the University of Rhode Island W. Alton Jones Campus provided the Executive Committee with an update on the status of the work being done by individual researchers. It also set the stage an more collaborative research project called the "100 lobster" project. The basis of this project as well as summaries of work currently being done are detailed in the follwing pdf documents. These documents are categorized by researcher name and project title.
Allam et al. Characterization of the exoskeletal microbial communities and host immune response associated with epizootic shell disease in lobsters
Atema et al. The spread of lobster shell disease: genetic and social barriers
Costa & Angell Regional Ventless Trap Survey - Rhode Island
Chistoserdov et al. Microbiology of Shell Disease: Environmental sources and diversity
Kunkel Mineralization of the Lobster Exoskeleton as a Target of Shell Disease
Laufer A possible Role of Alkylphenols in Lobster Epizootic Shell Disease
Shields et al. Coordinated Assessment of Shell Disease inlobsters from Narragansett Bay
Smith & Wilson Regional Ventless Trap Survey - Maine
Verslycke et al. A Molecular Approach to understanding Lobster Shell Disease |
