The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas lives in microbe-rich marine coastal systems subjected
to rapid environmental changes. It harbours a diversified and fluctuating microbiota that …

With an ever-growing human population, the need for sustainable production of nutritional
food sources has never been greater. Aquaculture is a key industry engaged in active …

Microbiota provide their hosts with a range of beneficial services, including defense from
external pathogens. However, host-associated microbial communities themselves can act as …

Marine heat waves are predicted to become more frequent and intense due to
anthropogenically induced climate change, which will impact global production of seafood …

The pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
are two widely farmed bivalve species which show contrasting behaviour in relation to …

Gut microbial community structure was evaluated for two species of bivalve molluscs, the
eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) collected from …

Long-lasting high temperature and bacterial exposure are two critical environmental factors
contributing to the mass mortality of oysters in summer. In this study, we investigated the …

Microbiota can have positive and negative effects on hosts depending on the environmental
conditions. Therefore, it is important to decipher host–microbiota–environment interactions …

The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a foundation species providing significant
ecosystem services. However, the roles of oyster microbiomes have not been integrated into …

Highlights•High-throughput sequencing technologies enabled research on bivalve-
microbiota interactions.•Bivalve-microbiota interactions depend on host factors nested within …