Bivalve molluscs stand out for their ecological success and their key role in the functioning of
aquatic ecosystems, while also constituting a very valuable commercial resource. Both …

Many species of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) are important in
fisheries and aquaculture, whilst others are critical to ecosystem structure and function …

A variety of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) constitute a prominent
commodity in fisheries and aquacultures, but are also crucial in order to preserve our …

Ubiquitous occurrence in Nature, abundant presence at strategically important places such
as the cell surface and dynamic shifts in their profile by diverse molecular switches qualifies …

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

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 …

The continued threat of worldwide influenza pandemics, together with the yearly emergence
of antigenically drifted influenza A virus (IAV) strains, underscore the urgent need to …

Immunologists, perhaps understandably, most often concentrate on the human immune
system, an anthropocentric focus that has resulted in a dearth of information about the …

Bivalves' immunity has received much more attention in the last decade, which resulted to a
valuable growth in the availability of its molecular components. Such data availability …

Galectins are a lectin family characterized by a conserved sequence motif in the
carbohydrate recognition domain, which preferential binds to galactosyl moieties. However …