Global warming affects the aquatic ecosystems, accelerating pathogenic microorganisms'
and toxic microalgae's growth and spread in marine habitats, and in bivalve molluscs. New …

In the fifty years since the introduction of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and the first
reports of the parasites Marteilia refringens and Bonamia ostreae in European waters …

Marteilia spp. parasites are Paramyxean organisms that affect several commercial species
of molluscs, and thus have a socio-economical impact. These parasites also have an …

The paramyxean parasite Marteilia refringens infects several bivalve species including
European flat oysters Ostrea edulis and Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis …

Abstract The Gulf of La Spezia (northern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy) is a commercially important
area both as a shipping port and for mussel farming. Recently, there has been increased …

Marteilia refringens causes marteiliosis in oysters, mussels and other bivalve molluscs. This
parasite previously comprised two species, M. refringens and Marteilia maurini, which were …

Aquaculture including shellfish production is an important food resource worldwide which is
particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases. Marteilia refringens, Bonamia ostreae and …

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) commissioned this project to generate an
improved understanding of the sensitivities of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds, found in UK …

On request of the EU Commission the EFSA carried out a Extensive Literature Review (ELR)
to provide a list of vector species or reservoirs species of pathogens of fish, crustaceans, and …

In the course of a histopathological survey performed to discover the cause of mass mortality
of the striped clam Chamelea gallina in the Balearic Islands (Spain, Mediterranean Sea), we …