Oysters are representative bivalve molluscs that are widely distributed in world oceans. As
successful colonizers of estuaries and intertidal zones, oysters are remarkably resilient …

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

Abstract The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas belongs to one of the most species-rich but
genomically poorly explored phyla, the Mollusca. Here we report the sequencing and …

Abstract Background The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is a bivalve mollusc with vital
roles in coastal ecosystems and aquaculture globally. While extensive genomic tools are …

Background The Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, has developed special mechanisms to
regulate its osmotic balance to adapt to fluctuations of salinities in coastal zones. To …

As a benthic filter-feeder of estuaries, the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, faces
tremendous exposure to microbial pathogens. How eastern oysters without adaptive …

Abstract The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is a widely distributed marine bivalve of great
ecological and economic importance. In this study, we provide a high‐quality chromosome …

Abstract Background The Portuguese oyster Crassostrea angulata and the Pacific oyster C.
gigas are two major Crassostrea species that are naturally distributed along the Northwest …

Oysters are difficult to classify because of plasticity in shell morphology. Difficulties in
classification have hindered the understanding of oyster diversity and evolution. Recent …

Infectious agents such as the bacteria Vibrio aestuarianus or Ostreid herpesvirus 1 have
been repeatedly associated with dramatic disease outbreaks of Crassostrea gigas beds in …