Inactivation of Human Norovirus GII.4 and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Sea Squirt (Halocynthia roretzi) by Floating Electrode-Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Human norovirus (HNoV) GII.4 and Vibrio parahaemolyticus may be found in sea squirts. Antimicrobial effects of floating electrode-dielectric barrier discharge (FE-DBD) plasma (5–75 min, N2 1.5 m/s, 1.1 kV, 43 kHz) treatment were examined.
Min Gyu Song +9 more
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Development of a Rapid and Cost-Effective Multiplex PCR Assay for the Simultaneous Identification of Three Commercially Important Sea Squirt Species (Halocynthia spp.) [PDF]
FoodsWe developed and validated a rapid, cost-effective multiplex PCR assay targeting mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COX1) to discriminate three commercially important sea-squirt species, Halocynthia roretzi, H. aurantium and H.
Kang-Rae Kim, Hye-Jin Kim, In-Chul Bang
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The genome sequence of the Orange-tipped sea squirt, Corella eumyota Traustedt, 1882 [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 4 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from an individual specimen of Corella eumyota (the Orange-tipped sea squirt; Chordata; Ascidiacea; Phlebobranchia; Corellidae). The genome sequence is 129.3 megabases in span.
John Bishop +3 more
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Morphological Characteristics, Mitochondrial Genome, and Evolutionary Insights Into a New Sea Squirt From the Beibu Gulf [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionA new species of the genus Microcosmus was described in this study based on specimens collected from the coast of Xilian Town, Xuwen County, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China.
Yichuan Zhang +10 more
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Behavioural Responses of the Colonial Sea Squirt Botrylloides violaceus Oka to Suspended Food Micro-Particles in Laboratory Cultures [PDF]
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020 Violet sea squirts are noteworthy model organisms, because they provide insights into various physiologic processes, including cell senescence, ageing, apoptosis and allorecognition. Consequently, their culture is critical to permit experimental studies.
Chiara Gregorin +3 more
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Journal of Water and Environment Technology, 2022 Copper (Cu) toxicity is an increasing concern in marine environments; however, its effects are species- and area-specific. In this study, area-specific Cu toxicity test was conducted on the sensitive early life stages (i.e., embryonic ...
Rie Tai +5 more
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Evaluation of Intestinal Absorption of Dietary Halocynthiaxanthin, a Carotenoid from the Sea Squirt Halocynthia roretzi [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2020 Halocynthiaxanthin is an acetylenic carotenoid mainly found in Halocynthia roretzi. To date, several bioactivities of halocynthiaxanthin have been reported, but its mechanism of digestion and absorption in mammals has not been studied yet. In this study,
Chiaki Ikeda +5 more
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Endozoicomonas Are Specific, Facultative Symbionts of Sea Squirts [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Ascidians are marine filter feeders and harbor diverse microbiota that can exhibit a high degree of host-specificity. Pharyngeal samples of Scandinavian and Mediterranean ascidians were screened for consistently associated bacteria by culture-dependent and -independent approaches. Representatives of the Endozoicomonas (Gammaproteobacteria, Hahellaceae)
Schreiber, Lars +6 more
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Preparation and Antitumor Activity of CS5931, A Novel Polypeptide from Sea Squirt Ciona Savignyi [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2016 CS5931 is a novel anticancer agent isolated from the sea squirt Ciona savignyi. However, its content in the species is very low, and developing a novel approach for production of the polypeptide is promising.
Xiaoshuang Chen +6 more
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GC content increased at CpG flanking positions of fish genes compared with sea squirt orthologs as a mechanism for reducing impact of DNA methylation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 BackgroundFractional DNA methylation in sea squirts evolved to global DNA methylation in fish. The impact of global DNA methylation is reflected by more CpG depletions and/or more A/T to G/C changes at CpG flanking positions due to context-dependent ...
Yong Wang, Frederick C C Leung
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