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

CB1-and CB2-type cannabinoid receptors mediate effects of the endocannabinoids 2-
arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and anandamide in mammals. In canonical endocannabinoid …

Aquaculture currently accounts for approximately half of all seafood produced and is the
fastest growing farmed food sector globally. Marine bivalve aquaculture, the farming of …

The Lottia gigantea genome was prospected for the presence of genes coding
neuropeptides and neurohormones. Four genes code insulin-related peptides: two genes …

Shellfish production is seriously affected by bacterial pathogens that cause high losses in
hatcheries and in the aquaculture sector. A number of Vibrio species are considered …

Pacific oysters are a key aquaculture species globally, and genetic improvement via
selective breeding is a major target. Genomic selection has the potential to expedite genetic …

Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism with important regulatory
functions in animals. While the mechanism itself is evolutionarily ancient, the distribution and …

Background Sessile bivalves of the genus Mytilus are suspension feeders relatively tolerant
to a wide range of environmental changes, used as sentinels in ecotoxicological …

There is a significant amount of variation in DNA methylation characteristics across
organisms. Likewise, the biological role of DNA methylation varies across taxonomic …

Oysters are sessile filter feeders that live in close association with abundant and diverse
communities of microorganisms that form the oyster microbiota. In such an association …