Abstract Background The Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is an ecologically
and economically relevant edible marine bivalve, highly invasive and resilient to biotic and …

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 …

Abstract Background Mussel (Mytilus edulis) by-products consist of materials including
byssus threads, shell and discarded whole mussels containing meat. Mussels are a rich …

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 application of high-throughput sequencing technologies to non-model organisms has
brought new opportunities for the identification of bioactive peptides from genomes and …

The biological diversity of molluscs and their adaptation to highly diverse environments offer
a unique opportunity for studying the evolution of the innate immune system in invertebrates …

Background Mytilisepta virgata is a marine mussel commonly found along the coasts of
Japan. Although this species has been the subject of occasional studies concerning its …

Profundiconus is the most divergent cone snail genus and its unique phylogenetic position,
sister to the rest of the family Conidae, makes it a key taxon for examining venom evolution …

Mussels (Mytilus spp.) have a large repertoire of cysteine-stabilized α, β peptides, and
myticin C (MytC) was identified in some hundreds of transcript variants after in vivo …

Scallop aquaculture is threatened by Vibrio bacteria-induced larval mortality, needing the
development of sustainable pathogen control strategies. This study investigates the potential …