Anisotropy of Mechanical Properties of Pinctada margaritifera Mollusk Shell [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2020 The mechanical properties such as compressive strength and nanohardness were investigated for Pinctada margaritifera mollusk shells. The compressive strength was evaluated through a uniaxial static compression test performed along the load directions ...
Martyna Strąg +14 more
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Transcriptome and proteome analysis of
BMC Genomics, 2010 Background The shell of the pearl-producing bivalve Pinctada margaritifera is composed of an organic cell-free matrix that plays a key role in the dynamic process of biologically-controlled biomineralization.
Gueguen Yannick +8 more
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Low energy cost for cultured pearl formation in grafted chimeric Pinctada margaritifera [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2018 The pearl oyster is one of the rare animal models that support two distinct genomes, through the surgical graft process operated for culture pearl production.
Gilles Le Moullac +2 more
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Pinctada margaritifera box from Viminacium [PDF]
Starinar, 2017 A Pinctada margaritifera box was unearthed at Viminacium in 1985, at the site of Pe}ine, in a grave containing cremated remains. It was made from the shell of a pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera), an exotic clam whose habitat is tropical seas:
Spasić-Đurić Dragana Lj.
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Assessment of an alternative Pinctada margaritifera spat collector in French Polynesia [PDF]
Aquaculture Reports, 2021 Plastic waste in the oceans is a growing concern due to its size diversity, its ubiquitous nature and its impact on both marine organisms and ecosystems. While threatened by this marine plastic litter, the aquaculture industries also represent one of its
M. Crusot, C. Lo, N. Gaertner-Mazouni
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Tracing key genes associated with the Pinctada margaritifera albino phenotype from juvenile to cultured pearl harvest stages using multiple whole transcriptome sequencing [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2020 Background Albino mutations are commonly observed in the animal kingdom, including in bivalves. In the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera, albino specimens are characterized by total or partial absence of colouration resulting in typical ...
Pauline Auffret +4 more
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Pearl shape classification using deep convolutional neural networks from Tahitian pearl rotation in Pinctada margaritifera [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Tahitian pearls, artificially cultivated from the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera, are renowned for their unique color and large size, making the pearl industry vital for the French Polynesian economy.
Paul-Emmanuel Edeline +4 more
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Identifying genes associated with genetic control of color polymorphism in the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera var. cumingii (Linnaeus 1758) using a comparative whole genome pool‐sequencing approach [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2023 For hundreds of years, the color diversity of Mollusca shells has been a topic of interest for humanity. However, the genetic control underlying color expression is still poorly understood in mollusks.
Pierre‐Louis Stenger +4 more
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Structure of an amorphous calcium carbonate phase involved in the formation of Pinctada margaritifera shells. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022 Some mollusc shells are formed from an amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) compound, which further transforms into a crystalline material. The transformation mechanism is not fully understood but is however crucial to develop bioinspired synthetic biomineralization strategies or accurate marine biomineral proxies for geoscience.
Grünewald TA +10 more
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Microbiome of the Black-Lipped Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera, a Multi-Tissue Description With Functional Profiling [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Elucidating the role of prokaryotic symbionts in mediating host physiology has emerged as an important area of research. Since oysters are the world’s most heavily cultivated bivalve molluscs, numerous studies have applied molecular techniques to ...
Caroline Eve Dubé +6 more
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