This review summarizes existing literature of tropical rock oyster aquaculture, investigates
constraints to industry expansion and provides recommendations for the further …

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is known for its ability to infect warm-blooded vertebrates.
Although T. gondii does not appear to parasitize cold-blooded animals, the occurrence of T …

In the face of an increasing world population and a subsequent need for an increase in
sustainable and healthy food production, low trophic species, such as oysters, emerge as a …

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of environmental factors on the
microbiological quality of water and oyster flesh (Crassostrea gasar) farmed in two Amazon …

Subtropical coral reefs along the coast are facing multiple pressures. Mariculture is one of
the main sources of such pressure. Oyster culture has become a worldwide phenomenon in …

Since the 1980s, China's oyster aquaculture has grown quickly in the past four decades, and
it became the top mariculture species in China with an annual production of 5.23 million in …

The present study investigated the contamination of oysters farmed in Amazonian estuaries
by microplastics (MPs). A total of 120 adult oysters (Crassostrea gasar) were collected from …

The aim of the present study was to detect DNA of Toxoplasma gondii in Crassostrea spp.
oysters cultured in the state of Pará, Brazil. A total of 400 oysters were directly collected from …

The mangrove oysters (Crassostrea gasar) are molluscs native to the Amazonia region and
their exploration and farming has increased considerably in recent years. These animals are …

Marine phycotoxins are organic compounds synthesized by some species of microalgae,
which accumulate in the tissues of filter-feeder organisms such as bivalve mollusks. These …