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A review on aquaculture adaptation for fish treatment from antibiotic to vaccine prophylaxis
Aquaculture is considered one of the fastest-growing food production sectors, which provides about 41% of the world’s fish food. Different types of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, amoebas, oomycetes, f...
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Targeting TtVgR via siRNA Knockdown Elicits Ovarian Cell Death in the Tri-spine Horseshoe Crab
The vitellogenin present in the bloodstream undergoes internalization into develo** oocytes through the vitellogenin receptor (VgR), a process mediated by receptor-mediated endocytosis. VgR plays a crucial role...
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Biodegradation of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) microplastics by floc-forming bacteria, Bacillus cereus strain SHBF2, isolated from a commercial aquafarm
The ubiquitous proximity of the commonly used microplastic (MP) particles particularly polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) poses a serious threat to the environment and human health glo...
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Microplastic Pollution in Shellfish Aquaculture: Occurrence, Impact, and Possible Remedies
Microplastic (MP) contamination, which originated from anthropogenic activities, is one of the environmental challenges posing a threat to aquaculture systems globally. Occurrence of MPs pollution has been fou...
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Open AccessMorinda citrifolia fruit extract enhances the resistance of Penaeus vannamei to Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a gram-negative facultative anaerobic bacterium implicated as the causative agent of several shrimp diseases. As part of the effort to provide biocontrol and cost-effective treatments, ...
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siRNA Silencing of FpVtg Induces Ovarian Cell Apoptosis in Redtail Prawn, Fenneropenaeus penicillatus
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Marine amphipods are gaining commercial interest as an alternative live feed resource for cephalopod, crustacean, finfish and seahorse aquaculture. Nevertheless, there is a knowledge gap in establishing large-...
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Correction to: Comparative Analyses of Scylla olivacea Gut Microbiota Composition and Function Suggest the Capacity for Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
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Effect of Probiotics on Juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus Gut Microbiota
The population of tri-spine horseshoe crabs (HSCs) Tachypleus tridentatus has sharply decreased in recent decades. Domestication and manual releasing are now used to recover it. In order to accelerate the growth ...
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Gonadal microRNA Expression Profiles and Their Potential Role in Sex Differentiation and Gonadal Maturation of Mud Crab Scylla paramamosain
Although the sexual dimorphism in terms of gonadal development and gametogenesis of mud crab has been described, the internal regulating mechanism and sex differentiation process remain unclear. A comparative ...
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Open AccessFemale-specific SNP markers provide insights into a WZ/ZZ sex determination system for mud crabs Scylla paramamosain, S. tranquebarica and S. serrata with a rapid method for genetic sex identification
Mud crabs, Scylla spp., are commercially important large-size marine crustaceans in the Indo-West Pacific region. As females have the higher growth rate and economic value, the production of all female stocks is ...
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Open AccessNon-indigenous giant mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Portunidae) in Malaysian coastal waters: a call for caution
Introduction of non-indigenous species into a well-established ecosystem can be detrimental, resulting in both ecological and economical damage. Two specimens of giant mud crab, Scylla serrata were found for the ...
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Open AccessA simple and efficient total genomic DNA extraction method for individual zooplankton
Molecular approaches are widely applied in species identification and taxonomic studies of minute zooplankton. One of the most focused zooplankton nowadays is from Subclass Copepoda. Accurate species identific...
