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Evaluation of the Occurrence of Tetrodotoxin in Bivalve Mollusks from the Portuguese Coast
Occurrence of tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent natural neurotoxin, in marine organisms and seafood from the European Union has been of increasing concern due to its relatively recent detection in bivalve mollusks and gastropods.
Susana Margarida Rodrigues +4 more
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Heavy Metals in Bivalve Mollusks
This chapter reviews the concentrations of several major metal contaminants in bivalve mollusks collected from different regions of the world. Bivalve mollusks considered in this chapter include oysters, mussels, scallops, and clams, all of which are the
Wen-Xiong Wang +3 more
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Molecular detection and genetic analysis of betanodaviruses in bivalve mollusks.
Betanodaviruses are small ssRNA viruses responsible of Viral Nervous Necrosis in marine fishes worldwide. In this study, we examined bivalve mollusks for the presence of Betanodavirus and genetically analyzed the detected viruses to find out whether ...
Prosperi S. +13 more
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Bivalve Mollusks as Hosts in the Fossil Record
Parasites are ubiquitous in modern ecosystems, occupy one of the most successful life modes, promote ecosystem stability, and, despite their typically diminutive size and lack of a mineralized skeleton, are commonly identifed in the fossil record ...
Jonathan A. Todd +6 more
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Characteristics and evolution of satellite DNA sequences in bivalve mollusks
Mollusks of the class Bivalvia have attracted attention because of the extraordinarily important roles they play in marine ecosystems and in aquaculture. Data obtained from genetic studies performed on these species are accumulating rapidly, particularly
E. Šatović +2 more
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Additions to the Marine bivalve mollusks of Peru
The following species of marine bivalve mollusks were recorded for the first time from the Peruvian sea: Glycymeris (Axinactus) delessertii (Reeve, 1843); Botula cylista Berry, 1959; Parahyotissa (Pliohyotissa) quercinus (Sowerby II, 1871); Pitar (Pitar)
Carlos Paredes, Franz Cardoso
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Arsenic in common Australian bivalve mollusks
Arsenic concentrations and species in tissues of nine species of Australian bivalve mollusks from South-East Australia are presented. Arsenic concentrations were variable: whole tissues (18-109 mg/kg), viscera (18-158 mg/kg), muscle (1-42 mg/kg) and ...
Krikowa, Frank +3 more
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In recent years, the emergence of resistant pathogens has complicated the treatment of bacterial infections in livestock production as well as in the medical field, due to the development of resistance mechanisms by microorganisms.
CARLA SILVA DA SILVEIRA +2 more
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Bivalve mollusk production represents the principal aquaculture activity in Sardinia (40°03′ N, 9°05′ E). In 2021, 859 water samples and 1270 mollusk samples were analyzed.
Giuseppa Lorenzoni +14 more
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Freshwater pearl mussels and marine pearl oysters are major producers of cultured pearls. With the development of pearl farming, pearl bivalve mollusks have attracted significant research attention over the past 25 years.
Qichao Cheng +4 more
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