Over the past decade, a significant increase in the circulation of infectious agents was
observed. With the spread and emergence of epizootics, zoonoses, and epidemics, the risks …

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 …

Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) exhibit intrinsic features such as density, hydrophobic
surface, or high surface/volume ratio, that are known to promote microbial colonization and …

Infectious diseases are mostly explored using reductionist approaches despite repeated
evidence showing them to be strongly influenced by numerous interacting host and …

Background The interaction of organisms with their surrounding microbial communities
influences many biological processes, a notable example of which is the sha** of the …

In August 2019, an outbreak of mass mortality occurred in the Pacific oysters farmed in
Shandong, China, resulting in over 60% mortality. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from …

Shifting environmental conditions are known to be important triggers of oyster diseases. The
mechanism (s) behind these synergistic effects (interplay between host, environment and …

Microplastics collected at sea harbor a high diversity of microorganisms, including some
Vibrio genus members, raising questions about the role of microplastics as a novel …

The Pacific oyster (Crassostreae gigas) has been introduced from Asia to numerous
countries around the world during the 20th century. C. gigas is the main oyster species …

Aquaculture contributes more than one-third of the animal protein from marine sources
worldwide. A significant proportion of aquaculture products are derived from marine …