Highlights•High-throughput sequencing technologies enabled research on bivalve-
microbiota interactions.•Bivalve-microbiota interactions depend on host factors nested within …

With an ever-growing human population, the need for sustainable production of nutritional
food sources has never been greater. Aquaculture is a key industry engaged in active …

Long-lasting high temperature and bacterial exposure are two critical environmental factors
contributing to the mass mortality of oysters in summer. In this study, we investigated the …

Polymicrobial infections threaten the health of humans and animals but remain understudied
in natural systems. We recently described the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS), a …

A sudden drop in salinity following extreme precipitation events usually causes mass
mortality of oysters exposed to pathogens in ocean environment. While how low salinity …

In recent years recurrent bivalve mass mortalities considerably increased around the world,
causing the collapse of natural and farmed populations. Venice Lagoon has historically …

Bivalve aquaculture in nearshore sites has expanded worldwide. Mussel farming
productivity is commonly assumed to depend on survival and growth performance, which …

Pacific oysters face recurring outbreaks of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS), a
polymicrobial multifactorial disease. Although this interaction is increasingly understood, the …

The increase of the frequency and severity of marine diseases affecting farmed marine
mollusks are currently threatening the sustainability of this aquaculture sector, with few …

Endemic to the Brazilian fauna, the brain coral Mussismilia hispida is the second most
widespread zooxanthellate coral of the South-west Atlantic and, most importantly, is within …