Nanoplastics: From tissue accumulation to cell translocation into Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes. resilience of immune cells exposed to nanoplastics and nanoplastics plus Vibrio splendidus combination [PDF]
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 Plastic litter is an issue of global concern. In this work Mytilus galloprovincialis was used to study the distribution and effects of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS NPs) of different sizes (50 nm, 100 nm and 1 mu m) on immune cells.
Marta Sendra +2 more
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Chromosomal-scale genome assembly of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis [PDF]
Scientific DataThe Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is a significant marine bivalve species that has ecological and economic importance. This species is robustly resilient and highly invasive.
Guo-dong Han +3 more
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Cellular and oxidative stress responses of Mytilus galloprovincialis to chlorpromazine: implications of an antipsychotic drug exposure study. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2023 Introduction: Bivalve molluscs like Mytilus galloprovincialis are valuable bioindicators due to their filter-feeding lifestyle, wide distribution, and ability to concentrate xenobiotics.
Impellitteri F +6 more
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Doctors in the kitchen: standardization of a home cooking method for Chamelea gallina and Mytilus galloprovincialis to eliminate microbiological risk [PDF]
Italian Journal of Food SafetyIt is known that the consumption of edible lamellibranch mollusks (ELMs), undercooked or raw, is a vehicle for the oral transmission of viral and bacterial pathogens.
Giulia Talevi +13 more
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Polystyrene nanoplastics in the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.
Environmental Pollution, 2023 Concerns about plastic pollution and its toxicity towards animals and people are growing. Polystyrene (PS) is a plastic polymer highly produced in Europe for packaging purposes and building insulation amongst others. Whatever their source-illegal dumping, improper waste management, or a lack of treatment for the removal of plastic debris from ...
Gonçalves, Joanna M. +4 more
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Population Genetic Divergence among Worldwide Gene Pools of the Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is distributed in both hemispheres either natively or introduced. The updated population genetic distribution of this species provides a useful knowledge against which future distribution shifts could be
Yassine Ouagajjou +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 The ubiquitous occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment is raising concern for interactions with marine organisms. These particles efficiently adsorb persistent organic pollutants from surrounding environment and, due to the small size,
Lucia Pittura +2 more
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The Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Chile: Distribution and Genetic Structure of a Recently Introduced Invasive Marine Species [PDF]
AnimalsThe genetic characteristics of invasive species have a significant impact on their ability to establish and spread. The blue mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), native to the Mediterranean Sea, is a leading invasive species of intertidal coasts ...
Pablo A. Oyarzún +4 more
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Agropecuária CatarinenseSanta Catarina se destaca na produção de moluscos bivalves, como mexilhões. No entanto, a presença do mexilhão Mytilus galloprovincialis e sua potencial competição com a espécie Perna perna levantam preocupações sobre possíveis impactos ecológicos e ...
Leandro Silva, Thiago Pereira Alves
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Mytilus galloprovincialis as a smart micro-pump [PDF]
Biology Open, 2016 Hydrodynamic performance of the marine mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is studied with time-resolved particle image velocimetry. We evaluated inhalant flow, exhalant jet flow, suction performance and flow control capabilities of the mussels ...
Fazil E. Uslu, Kerem Pekkan
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