Immune responses to infectious diseases in bivalves

B Allam, D Raftos - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2015 - Elsevier
Many species of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) are important in
fisheries and aquaculture, whilst others are critical to ecosystem structure and function …

Microbial diseases of bivalve mollusks: infections, immunology and antimicrobial defense

C Zannella, F Mosca, F Mariani, G Franci, V Folliero… - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
A variety of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) constitute a prominent
commodity in fisheries and aquacultures, but are also crucial in order to preserve our …

Haplosporidium pinnae sp. nov., a haplosporidan parasite associated with mass mortalities of the fan mussel, Pinna nobilis, in the Western Mediterranean Sea

G Catanese, A Grau, JM Valencia… - Journal of invertebrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study provides morphological and molecular characterization of a new species,
Haplosporidium pinnae), very likely responsible for mass mortality of fan mussels, Pinna …

Collateral diseases: aquaculture impacts on wildlife infections

MM Bouwmeester, MA Goedknegt… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aquaculture is a promising source of fish and other aquatic organisms to ensure human food
security but it comes at the price of diverse environmental impacts. Among others, these …

Contemporary oyster reef restoration: Responding to a changing world

AH Howie, MJ Bishop - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Globally, there is growing interest in restoring previously widespread oyster reefs to reinstate
key ecosystem services such as shoreline protection, fisheries productivity and water …

Infectious diseases of marine molluscs and host responses as revealed by genomic tools

X Guo, SE Ford - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …

[PDF][PDF] The cryptogenic parasite Haplosporidium pinnae invades the Aegean Sea and causes the collapse of Pinna nobilis populations.

S Katsanevakis, K Tsirintanis, D Tsaparis… - Aquatic …, 2019 - aquaticinvasions.net
The cryptogenic parasite Haplosporidium pinnae has caused mass mortality of the protected
endemic Mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean, since the …

Sustainable large‐scale production of European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) seed for ecological restoration and aquaculture: a review

B Colsoul, P Boudry, ML Pérez‐Parallé… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation and active restoration of European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) populations
are a major focus of ecological restoration efforts to take advantage of the wide‐ranging …

Ecological impact of invasive species and pathogens introduced through bivalve aquaculture

K Tan, P Ya, K Tan, KL Cheong, H Fazhan - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seafood is an important source of high quality animal protein. As the result of rapid growth of
global population in the past 50 years, bivalve farming has played an increasingly important …

New perspective on the haplosporidian parasites of molluscs

I Arzul, RB Carnegie - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2015 - Elsevier
The protist phylum Haplosporidia comprises over 40 described species with representatives
infecting a range of mollusc hosts, including several ecologically and economically …