Crassostrea gigas
Gene expression profiling of genetically determined growth variation in bivalve larvae (Crassostrea gigas)
... Bivalve molluscs have provided a useful model organism for studying growth heterosis in animals (Singh and Zouros, 1978; Zouros et al., 1988; Bayne et al., 1999). In natural populations of adult bivalves, growth rates ...
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Characterization of an evolutionarily conserved calcitonin signalling system in a lophotrochozoan, the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
... species. Crassostrea gigas receptors are boxed in ...Cragi, Crassostrea gigas; Bom, Bombyx mori; Ang, Anopheles gambiae; Drm, Drosophila melanogaster; Rhp, Rhodnius prolixus; Zon, Zootermopsis ...
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Introduction, establishment and expansion of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in the Oosterschelde (SW Netherlands)
... Abstract The Paci W c oyster Crassostrea gigas was W rst introduced as an exotic species by oyster farmers in 1964 in the Oosterschelde estuary (SW Netherlands). The initial phase is not well documented but ...
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Several strains, one disease: experimental investigation of Vibrio aestuarianus infection parameters in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas
... oyster Crassostrea gigas were produced in March and April 2013 at the Ifremer hatcheries in Argenton, France and La Tremblade, France, and in April 2015 in La ...
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Rapid mitochondrial adjustments in response to short term hypoxia and re oxygenation in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas
... oyster Crassostrea gigas Thunberg 1793 is well known for its tolerance to environmental oxygen fluctuations, making it an interesting model for studying mitochondrial modifications during ...C. gigas ...
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Distinct immune responses of juvenile and adult oysters (Crassostrea gigas) to viral and bacterial infections
... (Crassostrea gigas) have been reported worldwide and these disease events are often associated with Ostreid herpesvirus type 1 ...C. gigas at different time-points post-infection with OsHV-1, Vibrio ...
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Estimation of Preferential Pairing Rates in Second-Generation Autotetraploid Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas)
... To this end, we estimated double reduction and preferential pairing rates in second-generation tetraploid Pacific oysters ( Crassostrea gigas ), using the methods of W u et al.. (2001).[r] ...
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Population dynamics of the invasive Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas during the early stages of an outbreak in the Wadden Sea (Germany)
... Biological invasions consist of human induced species translocation such as global shipping and aquaculture (Carlton 1985; Gollasch 2002; Nehring and Leuchs 1999), or of natural range expansions (Carlton 1989). Once an ...
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Regulation of adductor muscle growth by the IGF-1/AKT pathway in the triploid Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas
... We investigated the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)/AKT signaling pathway involved in muscle formation, growth, and movement in the adductor muscle of triploid Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Large ...
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Development of tools for the sustainable management of genetics in polyploid Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas)
... The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is an economically important species. Worldwide, the 2011 Pacific oyster aquaculture industry produced over 600 000 tonnes of oysters valued at over 1 billion dollars ...
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Disruption of amylase genes by RNA interference affects reproduction in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas
... digestive enzymes, α -amylase ( α -1,4 glucan-4-glucanohydrolase) is a key enzyme for carbohydrate digestion and is possibly a limiting factor for the absorption efficiency of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea ...
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Ostreid herpesvirus 1 detection and relationship with Crassostrea gigas spat mortality in France between 1998 and 2006
... In our study, a relationship between OsHV-1 detec- tion and oyster mortality was demonstrated. An increase in OsHV-1 detection was significantly related to an increase in mortality rate. Based on Hill and Evans cri- ...
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Counting the dead to determine the source and transmission of the marine herpesvirus OsHV-1 in Crassostrea gigas
... oysters Crassostrea gigas has resulted in socioeconomic losses in Europe, New Zealand and Australia however, there is no information on their origin or mode of ...C. gigas during natural epizootics ...
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Microbiological, chemical, and sensory assessment of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) stored at different temperatures
... Only limited information is available in the lit- erature on the shelf-life and microbial flora of Pa- cific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) stored at different temperatures. Microbial flora analysis could gain ...
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THE EFFECTS OF 4-NONYLPHENOL ON THE IMMUNE RESPONSE OF THE PACIFIC OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA GIGAS, FOLLOWING BACTERIAL INFECTION (VIBRIO CAMPBELLII)
... oyster, Crassostrea gigas, an aquaculture species of global economic ...C. gigas oysters that have been infected with a non-pathogenic Vibrio campbellii bacterium as seen by altered hemocyte ...C. ...
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Development of tools for the sustainable management of genetics in polyploid Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas)
... The commercial production of triploid Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) has grown rapidly in recent years. There is now a push to move away from commonly used mass spawning techniques towards single pair ...
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Response of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, Thunberg 1793, to pesticide exposure under experimental conditions
... Pesticide run-off into the ocean represents a potential threat to marine organisms, especially bivalves living in coastal environments. However, little is known about the effects of environmentally relevant ...
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Introduced Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in the northern Wadden Sea: invasion accelerated by warm summers?
... oyster Crassostrea gigas turned out to be commercially ...C. gigas started in 1964 in the Netherlands (Drinkwaard 1999), followed by transports to England (Walne and Helm 1979; Utting and Spencer ...
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Evidence for a form of adrenergic response to stress in the mollusc Crassostrea gigas
... Catecholamines and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)- derived peptides, some of the central regulators of the stress-response systems of vertebrates, are also present in invertebrates. However, studies are needed to determine ...
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Linkage Maps of Microsatellite DNA Markers for the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas
... We constructed male and female consensus linkage maps for the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, using a total of 102 microsatellite DNA markers typed in 11-day-old larvae from three families. We identified ...
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