*Autor para envío de correspondencia: José Manuel Grijalva-Chon Correo electrónico: [email protected] Recibido: 22 de mayo de 2014 Aceptado: 05 de octubre de 2014 ABSTRACT At present, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is the most cultivated shellfish in northwest Mexico. Nonetheless, other mollusks species such as the black clam Chione fluctifraga, which can be found along with cultur...

Economic exploitation is one means to offset the cost of controlling invasive species, such as the introduced Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg) on the French Atlantic coast. Total lipid and phospholipid (PL) fatty acids (FAs) and sterols were examined in an invasive population of C. gigas in Bourgneuf Bay, France, over four successive seasons, with a view to identify possible sources ...

An antimicrobial peptide, ∼5 kDa in size, was isolated and purified in its active form from the mantle of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas by C18 reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation time-of-flight analysis revealed 4656.4 Da of the purified and unreduced peptide. A comparison of the N-terminal amino acid sequence of oyster antim...

In this study we describe the morphology of the larval shell of three oyster species of Crassostrea genus. Two species, C. rhizophorae and C. brasiliana, are native to the Brazilian coast, and C. gigas is an introduced species. Samples of laboratory reared larvae, obtained through artificial fertilisation, were collected at intervals during the cultivation process for analysis using Scanning El...

The slipper shell snail Crepidula fornicata forms dense assemblages along much of the European coast, where it co-occurs with oysters. We examined the susceptibility of slipper shell larvae to predation by suspension-feeders, including adults of their own species. In particular, we compared filtration rates on phytoplankton with those on larvae, and determined the extent to which consumption of...

ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from selection papers published in Journal Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity researchers (ECRs) working experimental biology during our centenary year but also huge variety animals physiological systems that are essential for ‘comparative’ approach. Jennifer Steffen an author on ‘ Combined effects sa...

Abstract Oyster (crassostrea gigas) is one of the potential bivalves that can be developed to increase economic income. One stages how cultivate oysters initial process sticking oyster spats. This study aims analyze success attachment and growth spats in each collector factors influence Pacific collector. method used experimental using a completely randomized design model (RAL) with 3 treatment...

May 16, 2016 Type Package Title Calibration Plot for Proteomics Version 0.3.5 Date 2016-05-11 Author Quentin Giai Gianetto, Florence Combes, Claire Ramus, Christophe Bruley, Yohann Couté, Thomas Burger Maintainer Quentin Giai Gianetto Description Functions to check whether a vector of p-values respects the assumptions of FDR (false discovery rate) control procedures and to ...

Marine bivalves account for roughly 14% of aquaculture production worldwide and ca. 33% this is represented by oysters. A number disease-causing agents oysters have the potential to create economic loss shellfish farmers. Disease outbreaks due Vibrio coralliiyticus are considered be a major problem in hatchery bivalve larvae juveniles (spat). An effective management strategy preventing disease ...

Shotgun proteomics offers an efficient means to characterize proteins in a complex mixture, particularly when sufficient genomic resources are available. In order to assess the practical application of shotgun proteomics in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas), liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry was used to characterize the gill proteome. Using information from the re...