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Genetic signature analysis of Perkinsus marinus in Mexico suggests possible translocation from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific coast of Mexico

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background The protozoan Perkinsus marinus (Mackin, Owen & Collier) Levine, 1978 causes perkinsosis in the American oyster Crassostrea virginica Gmelin, 1791. This pathogen is present in cultured C. virginica from the Gulf of Mexico and has been reported
Juan Pablo Ek-Huchim, Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, Monica Améndola-Pimenta, Victor Manuel Vidal-Martínez, Juan Antonio Pérez-Vega, Raúl Simá-Alvarez, Isabel Jiménez-García, Roberto Zamora-Bustillos, Rossanna Rodríguez-Canul   +8 more
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Effect of ploidy on salinity and temperature tolerance in early life stages of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Aquaculture Reports, 2023
The U.S. Gulf of Mexico contains the largest remaining wild oyster fishery in the world, but populations have declined in recent decades. A growing interest in off-bottom aquaculture that relies on triploid eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) has ...
Christian Boudreaux, Jessica L. Pruett, Alexz Carpenter, Kristine L. Willett, Deborah J. Gochfeld   +4 more
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Avaliação do efeito de microalgas nocivas e ficotoxinas em hemócitos de ostras do pacífico Crassostrea gigas [PDF]

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Florianópolis, 2012Os hemócitos são responsáveis por mediar uma série de reações imunológicas essenciais para a ...
Mello, Danielle Ferraz
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Nanoplastics: Methods, Exposure and Effects on Domestic, Farm and Wild Animals

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are synthetic polymer particles ranging in size from 1 nm to 1 μm that have been identified as a major concern for ecosystems and organisms due to their plethora of negative effects. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge relating to exposure and effects of NPs in domestic (i.e., farm ...
B. De Felice, M. Bertazzo, A. F. Tabaran, M. Parolini, R. P. Popa, A. Pintea, L. J. Spicer, A‐L. Nagy, F. Caloni   +8 more
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Native and Non-native Oysters

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019
Non-native species introductions are associated with a range of ecosystem changes such as habitat destruction, competition with native species, and biodiversity losses.
Gretchen J. McCarthy, Nicholas E. Ray, Robinson W. Fulweiler, Robinson W. Fulweiler   +3 more
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Development and evaluation of a formulation of probiont Phaeobacter inhibens S4 for the management of vibriosis in bivalve hatcheries

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 2023
Larval eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) grown in shellfish hatcheries are susceptible to bacterial diseases, particularly vibriosis. Probiotics are microbes that confer health benefits to the host and have been identified as promising tools to ...
Evelyn Takyi, Jason LaPorte, Saebom Sohn, Rebecca J. Stevick, Erin M. Witkop, Lauren S. Gregg, Amanda Chesler‐Poole, Jessica Small, Meredith M. White, Cem Giray, David C. Rowley, David R. Nelson, Marta Gomez‐Chiarri   +12 more
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Tributary‐scale oyster reef restoration in Harris Creek, Maryland: lessons from a decade of planning, implementing, and monitoring

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction In response to the decline of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations in Chesapeake Bay, a large‐scale restoration initiative was launched in Harris Creek, Maryland, in 2011. This effort marked a shift from fragmented projects toward a coordinated, sanctuary‐based approach to oyster restoration.
Stephanie R. Westby, Steve Allen, Jodi Dew‐Baxter, David Bruce, Olivia N. Caretti, Jay Lazar, Jennica Moffat, Laurinda Serafin, Ward Slacum, Angela Sowers, Eric Weissberger   +10 more
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Patógenos em ostras na Ilha de Santa Catarina-SC e no Estuário do Rio Pacoti-CE, com ênfase no protozoário Perkinsus [PDF]

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Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Aqüicultura, Florianópolis, 2010A perkinsiose, enfermidade causada pelo protozoário Perkinsus sp., é responsável por mortalidades de ...
Sabry, Rachel Costa
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Diagnóstico De la proDucción De ostión (Bivalvia: ostreiDae) en cuBa, ventajas De Crassostrea virginiCa (gmelin, 1791) para la ostricultura.

Revista de Investigaciones Marinas, 2023
El ostión de mangle Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding, 1828), debido a su abundancia natural y rápido crecimiento, es el molusco bivalvo más explotado comercialmente en Cuba, por pesca y cultivo. De mayor tamaño promedio, C.
José Manuel Mazón-Suástegui, Arturo Tripp-Quezada, Abel Betanzos-Vega   +2 more
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Oysters for the Future: Proper Oyster Culling Techniques Matter

EDIS, 2017
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) provides many important functions in coastal environments, from serving a crucial role in the estuary’s food web to improving water quality for beachgoers and wildlife.
Erik Lovestrand
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