Bivalves were long thought to be “symptomless carriers” of marine microalgal toxins to
human seafood consumers. In the past three decades, science has come to recognize that …

The last century has witnessed an increasing rate of new disease emergence across the
world leading to permanent loss of biodiversity. Perkinsea is a microeukaryotic parasitic …

The study of molluscan immune systems, in particular those of bivalve molluscs (eg, clams,
oysters, scallops, mussels), has experienced great growth in recent decades, mainly due to …

Polyfluorinated alkylated substances are recognized as an important class of pollutants in
marine environments. Bivalves are good model organisms for evaluating the toxicity of …

Perkinsus olseni is a protozoan parasite that infects a wide variety of molluscs worldwide,
causing economic losses in the aquaculture sector. In the present study, a quantitative PCR …

Perkinsus spp. parasites have significant impact on aquaculture and wild mollusc
populations. We sequenced the genomes of five monoclonal isolates of Perkinsus olseni …

Abstract The Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum–synonym Venerupis philippinarum
(Adams and Reeve, 1850) is now one of the top 5 most commercially valuable bivalve …

Ruditapes decussatus is a highly appreciated clam species, with a high demand, especially
in European countries. However, natural populations of this species have been affected by …

Abstract Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), one of the widely used organophosphorus
flame retardants (OPFRs), has been frequently detected in the marine environment in the …

Abstract The Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, is an economically important shellfish in
marine aquaculture. A better understanding of the immune system in R. philippinarum will …