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Multiresistant Bacteria: Invisible Enemies of Freshwater Mussels [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2021 Freshwater mussels are among the most endangered groups of fauna anywhere in world. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of resistant strains. These antibiotic-resistant bacteria play a key role in increasing the risk allied with the use of surface water and in spread of resistance genes.
Maria José Saavedra +4 more
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mSphere, 2022 The freshwater pearl mussel (genus Margaritifera) has shown severe declines, while the mussels play important roles in the translocation of nutrients and materials in river water ecosystems.
Kayano Takeuchi +3 more
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Freshwater unionid mussels threatened by predation of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)
Scientific Reports, 2022 Indigenous freshwater mussels (Unionidae) are integral to riverine ecosystems, playing a pivotal role in aquatic food webs and providing ecological services. With populations on the decline worldwide, freshwater mussels are of conservation concern.
Kyle H. Clark +8 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Molluscs are the most important resources among all the seafood items in South-East Asian countries. However, very little information available on nutritional value of molluscs in these regions.
Mohammad Moniruzzaman +8 more
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Monitoring for freshwater mussel presence in rivers using environmental DNA
Environmental DNA, 2021 In 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) updated its national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life from the toxic effects of ammonia in freshwaters.
Ellen P. Preece +4 more
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Diversity, 2022 Freshwater mussels are an endangered group of animals, especially in the water bodies of Central and Western Europe. Conservation priorities were established for many endangered freshwater mussel species in the last decade. Here, we present new data on a
Artem A. Lyubas +9 more
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Attachment of zebra and quagga mussel adhesive plaques to diverse substrates
Scientific Reports, 2021 Like marine mussels, freshwater zebra and quagga mussels adhere via the byssus, a proteinaceous attachment apparatus. Attachment to various surfaces allows these invasive mussels to rapidly spread, however the adhesion mechanism is not fully understood ...
Bryan D. James +4 more
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Toward invasive mussel genetic biocontrol: Approaches, challenges, and perspectives
iScience, 2023 Summary: Invasive freshwater mussels, such as the zebra (Dreissena polymorpha), quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), and golden (Limnoperna fortunei) mussel have spread outside their native ranges throughout many regions of the North American, South
Víctor H. Hernández Elizárraga +14 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Freshwater mussels are both among the most diverse and endangered faunas worldwide. The gut microbiota of species plays a key role in nutrition and immunity, such as preventing it from pathogen invasion, synthesizing beneficial secondary metabolites, and
Xiongjun Liu +3 more
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Fish and mussels: Importance of fish for freshwater mussel conservation [PDF]
Fish and Fisheries, 2017 AbstractCo‐extinctions are increasingly recognized as one of the major processes leading to the global biodiversity crisis, but there is still limited scientific evidence on the magnitude of potential impacts and causal mechanisms responsible for the decline of affiliate (dependent) species.
Vanessa Modesto +6 more
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