Recently, there has been increasing global concerns about the ecological impact of micro-
and nano-sized polystyrene particles in marine environments. However, the potential threats …

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 …

The formation of marine snow (MS) by the toxic diatom Pseudo-nitschia australis was
simulated using a roller table experiment. Concentrations of particulate and dissolved …

The incidence of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) has increased in wildlife populations
in recent years and is expected to continue to increase with global environmental change …

Vibrio aestuarianus is a bacterium related to mass mortality outbreaks of the Pacific oyster,
Crassostrea gigas in Europe. In this study, the role of different planktonic substrates …

Estuaries worldwide are grappling with deteriorating water quality and benthic conditions
that coincide with the rising detection of pathogenic and potentially pathogenic microbes …

Pathogen contamination in the environment is inevitable with the rapid development of
intensive aquaculture. Therefore, alternative ecofriendly biological strategies to control …

The City of Victoria has been discharging untreated sewage into the Pacific Ocean since
1894 (CRD 2017b; Kines 2020; Meissner 2021). On December 15th, 2020, this practice …

Microbial contamination of aggregates collected near an Atlantic salmon farm, in the
Cherbourg roadstead, was followed monthly over one year to study the dynamics of Vibrio …

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is endemic in marine ecosystems and is the most common cause of
bacterial seafood-borne gastroenteritis worldwide. Recent years have shown a dramatic …