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 …

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

Disease emergence is accelerating with global changes. Understanding by which
mechanisms host populations can rapidly adapt will be crucial for management practices …

A recurring trend in evidence scrutinized over the past few decades is that disease
outbreaks will become more frequent, intense, and widespread on land and in water, due to …

The holobiont theory expands the notion of individual multicellular organisms as a
community composed of a host and all its associated microorganisms. This concept has …

Due to lack of acquired immune system, the oysters cultured along coasts are subject to
frequent pathogen threats, which leads to severe disease outbreaks around the world. It's …

Infections with pathogenic Vibrio strains are associated with high summer mortalities of
Pacific oysters Magalana (Crassostrea) gigas, affecting production worldwide. This raises …

Abstract The Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is an important aquaculture species, that has
been globally affected by “summer mortality” outbreaks. The causes of summer mortality are …

For over a decade, Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS), a polymicrobial disease,
induced recurring episodes of massive mortality affecting Crassostrea gigas oysters …