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 …

The growing demand for fish products and the dwindling productivity of marine fish stocks
due to the overexploitation of fisheries place the aquaculture industry as a key contributor to …

Infectious diseases are mostly explored using reductionist approaches despite repeated
evidence showing them to be strongly influenced by numerous interacting host and …

Disease emergence is accelerating with global changes. Understanding by which
mechanisms host populations can rapidly adapt will be crucial for management practices …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

In August 2019, an outbreak of mass mortality occurred in the Pacific oysters farmed in
Shandong, China, resulting in over 60% mortality. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from …

A variety of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) constitute a prominent
commodity in fisheries and aquacultures, but are also crucial in order to preserve our …

Background The interaction of organisms with their surrounding microbial communities
influences many biological processes, a notable example of which is the shaping of the …

Massive mortality outbreaks in cultured bivalves have been reported worldwide and they
have been associated with infection by a range of viral and bacterial pathogens. Due to their …

Pacific oysters are now one of the most 'globalised'marine invertebrates. They dominate
bivalve aquaculture production in many regions and wild populations are increasingly …