There is a growing need to control, prevent or minimise the devastating effects of disease in
crustacean culture, without recourse to toxic chemicals or antibiotics. In kee** with …

Recently, the existence and extended diversity of antimicrobial peptides has been revealed
in two mussel species. These molecules are classified into four groups according to …

Juvenile American white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) were immersed in aerated β-
glucan and sulphated polysaccharide solutions for 1, 3 and 6h. Superoxide anion and SOD …

Previous research has shown that mytilins and MGDs are two types of 4-kDa, cysteine-rich,
cationic antimicrobial peptides, which are abundant in hemocytes of the mussels, Mytilus …

Environmental chemico-physical factors, pathogens, and biological interactions constantly
affect organism physiology and behavior. Invertebrates, including bivalve mollusks do not …

Biological silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using the marine endophytic
fungus Aspergillus tubingensis and inhibited Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation at low …

This study investigated the effects of selected microalgal diets on growth, survival and fatty
acid composition of sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus, from egg hatching to …

We investigated the development of the immune system during the larval stages of the
mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. The ability of trochophore and veliger larvae to …

A pilot program was initiated to identify genes from the American oyster, Crassostrea
virginica, that are potentially involved in the stress response for use as bioindicators of …

Enzymatic activities in the hemolymph of healthy and Bonamia-infected Ostrea edulis and
Crassostrea gigas were studied with a commercial kit for the detection of 19 enzymes: 15 …