Use of Norovirus Genotype Profiles to Differentiate Origins of Foodborne Outbreaks
Because secondary transmission masks the connection between sources and outbreaks, estimating the proportion of foodborne norovirus infections is difficult.
Linda Verhoef +6 more
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The relevance of the research consists in determining the age of mollusks in the Green fjord bay of West Spitsbergen Island and physical and chemical parameters of their habitant environment in conditions of the threat of destruction of geological ...
Vidas V. Kriauciunas +6 more
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MicroRNA-mediated stress response in bivalve species
Bivalve mollusks are important aquatic organisms, which are used for biological monitoring because of their abundance, ubiquitous nature, and abilities to adapt to different environments.
Haitham G. Abo-Al-Ela, Caterina Faggio
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Iceberg Scour and Shell Damage in the Antarctic Bivalve Laternula elliptica [PDF]
We document differences in shell damage and shell thickness in a bivalve mollusc (Laternula elliptica) from seven sites around Antarctica with differing exposures to ice movement. These range from 60% of the sea bed impacted by ice per year (Hangar Cove,
Peck, Lloyd S. +22 more
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TO THE FAUNA OF BIVALVE MOLLUSCS OF THE DAGESTAN COAST OF THE CASPIAN SEA
Aim. The aim is to study bivalve mollusks of the Dagestan zone of the Caspian Sea as the main feed for all the fish fauna in modern conditions. Material and methods. For the study, are used the materials received in the period of spring-autumn 2015-2017.
Marina V. Khlopkova +3 more
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Plastics are non-biodegradable polymers made up of different groups of petrochemical materials. Several biotic and abiotic factors can change the density of plastic fragmenting it and originating microplastics (MPs).
Giuseppa Lorenzoni +11 more
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Poecilostomatoid Copepods Parasitic in Bivalve Mollusks of Taiwan [PDF]
Three species of poecilostomatoid copepods parasitic in bivalve mollusks of Taiwan were described. They are: Ostrincola simi/is sp. nov. from the cultured oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg), and green mussel, Perna viridis (Linnaeus), attached to this ...
Ching-Long Lin +3 more
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Finding of Blastocystis sp. in bivalves of the genus Donax
Although commonly detected in humans, microorganisms identified as Blastocystis have also been isolated from a wide range of animals, such as primates, pigs, cattle, birds, amphibians and, less frequently, rodents and insects.
Gregorio Pérez-Cordón +5 more
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Environmental monitoring and recommendations on decreasing the levels of pesticide pollution in Zhytomyr region of Ukraine [PDF]
Environmental monitoring was conducted of facilities for storage and disposal of banned and unsuitable pesticides. Pesticide content in the soil, water, and products of agriculture in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine was examined, and the accumulation of ...
Uvayeva Olena +2 more
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Taxonomy of some Galeommatoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) associated with deep-sea echinoids: A reassessment of the bivalve genera Axinodon Verrill & Bush, 1898 and Kelliola Dall, 1899 with descriptions of new genera Syssitomya gen. nov. and Ptilomyax gen. nov. [PDF]
The type species of Axinodon ellipticus Verrill & Bush, 1898 and Kellia symmetros Jeffreys, 1876 are re-described. It is concluded that the two species are not conspecific and that K. symmetros cannot be placed in the genus Axinodon.
Oliver, P. Graham +2 more
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