Pearl oysters are found in the marine ecosystem. Due to their frequent exposure to microbial
pathogens and environmental perturbations, they have developed a multifaceted innate …

Haplosporidians are rhizarian parasites of mostly marine invertebrates. They include the
causative agents of diseases of commercially important molluscs, including MSX disease in …

Pinctada fucata Gould 1850 was first commercially cultivated in Japan in the early 1920s.
Japan dominated this market until the proliferation of Akoya viral disease (AVD) in 1996 …

Previously, we described the pathology and ultrastructure of an apparently asporous
haplosporidian-like parasite infecting the common shore crab Carcinus maenas from the …

The cockle Cerastoderma edule fishery has traditionally been the most important shellfish
species in terms of biomass in Galicia (NW Spain). In the course of a survey of the …

Aquaculture necessitates a range of husbandry and handling procedures that induce or
exacerbate stress. The relationship between environmental stress and suppression of …

Gastrointestinal nematodes are estimated to cost the Australian sheep industry nearly AUD
$400 million annually. Monepantel is a developmental compound from the amino …