Organisms of the genus Bonamia are intracellular protistan parasites of oysters. To date, 4
species have been described (B. ostreae, B. exitiosa, B. perspora and B. roughleyi) …

Our understanding of disease processes and host–pathogen interactions in model species
has benefited greatly from the application of medium and high-throughput genomic …

Viruses are highly abundant in the oceans, and how filter-feeding molluscs without adaptive
immunity defend themselves against viruses is not well understood. We studied the …

To clarify the effects of a Cryptocaryon irritans infection on the stress, antioxidant and
mucosal immune response of the large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea, this study …

In-vivo studies were carried out to investigate the protective effect of a synthetic viral
analogue (poly I: C) against Ostreid herpes virus (OsHV-1 μvar). Pacific oysters (Crassostrea …

Long-lived animals show a non-observable age-related decline in immune defense, which
is provided by blood cells that derive from self-renewing stem cells. The oldest living animals …

The global oyster industry is severely hampered by frequent outbreaks of summer massive
mortalities. Selective breeding of disease-resistant broodstock is considered as a key …

Abstract Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in
clearing extracellular bacteria and contributes to the pathology of many autoimmune and …

The American oyster Crassostrea virginica, an ecologically and economically important
estuarine organism, can suffer high mortalities in areas in the Northeast United States due to …

The soft body surface of marine invertebrates is covered by a layer of mucus, a slippery gel
secreted by mucocytes lining epithelia. The functions of this gel are diverse including …