It is well known that healthy gut microbiota is essential to promote host health and well‐
being. The intestinal microbiota of endothermic animals as well as fish are classified as …

The search for novel compounds of marine origin has increased in the last decades for their
application in various areas such as pharmaceutical, human or animal nutrition, cosmetics …

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, aquaculture is growing more rapidly
than all other animal food-production sectors (www. fao. org). Its contribution to global …

Probiotics, which are regarded as micro-organisms administered orally leading to health
benefits, are used extensively in aquaculture for disease control, notably against bacterial …

There is a rapidly increasing literature pointing to the success of probiotics,
immunostimulants, plant products and oral vaccines in immunomodulation, namely …

Abstract Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merril) is a tropical fruit rich in nutrients
characterized by a pleasant taste and widely consumed in several countries. It is used to …

Hatcheries constitute nowadays the only viable solution to support the husbandry of bivalve
molluscs due to the depletion and/or overexploitation of their natural beds. Hatchery …

The resident microbiota of three oyster species (Crassostrea corteziensis, Crassostrea gigas
and Crassostrea sikamea) was characterised using a high-throughput sequencing approach …

The swimming larvae of many marine animals identify a location on the seafloor to settle and
undergo metamorphosis based on the presence of specific surface-bound bacteria. While …

Background Studies of oyster microbiomes have revealed that a limited number of microbes,
including pathogens, can dominate microbial communities in host tissues such as gills and …