Oysters are representative bivalve molluscs that are widely distributed in world oceans. As
successful colonizers of estuaries and intertidal zones, oysters are remarkably resilient …

More and more infectious diseases affect marine molluscs. Some diseases have impacted
commercial species including MSX and Dermo of the eastern oyster, QPX of hard clams …

Abstract Background The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecologically
and economically relevant edible marine bivalve, highly invasive and resilient to biotic and …

Molluscs are major aquaculture species worldwide. Molluscan aquaculture accounts for
approximately 27% of the total world aquaculture production. The use and exchange of …

Viruses are highly abundant in the oceans, and how filter-feeding molluscs without adaptive
immunity defend themselves against viruses is not well understood. We studied the …

The gut microbial community is critical for the host immune system, and in recent years, it
has been extensively studied in vertebrates using 'omic'technologies. In contrast, knowledge …

The temperature has always been a key environmental factor in Manila clam (Ruditapes
philippinarum) culture. In this study, the Manila clam was treated to different temperature pre …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an ancient family of pattern recognition receptors, which show
homology with the Drosophila Toll protein and play key roles in detecting various non-self …

The complex interactions among host, pathogen and environment are believed to be the
main causes for the mass mortality of cultured scallops during summer period. In the present …

Water temperature can be a significant environmental stressor that affects the physiological
and biochemical responses of mollusks. Yesso scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis, is …