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Molecular Identification, Phylogeny And Geographic Distribution Of Brazilian Mangrove Oysters (Crassostrea), Aline Grasielle Costa De Melo, Kimberly S. Reece
Molecular Identification, Phylogeny And Geographic Distribution Of Brazilian Mangrove Oysters (Crassostrea), Aline Grasielle Costa De Melo, Kimberly S. Reece
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Oysters (Ostreidae) manifest a high degree of phenotypic plasticity, whereby morphology is of limited value for species identification and taxonomy. By using molecular data, the aim was to genetically characterize the species of Crassostrea occurring along the Brazilian coast, and phylogenetically relate these to other Crassostrea from different parts of the world. Sequencing of the partial cytochrome oxidase c subunit I gene (COI), revealed a total of three species of Crassostrea at 16 locations along the Brazilian coast. C. gasar was found from Curuca (Para state) to Santos (Sao Paulo state), and C. rhizophorae from Fortim (Ceara state) to Florianopolis …
Method And Concept Evaluation Of Relaying Oysters From Chesapeake Bay To High Salinity Water As A Post-Harvest-Process To Reduce Vibrio Vulnificus To Undetectable Levels: Final Report, Thomas Gallivan, A. J. Erskine, Tommy Leggett, Howard Kator, Kimberly Reece
Method And Concept Evaluation Of Relaying Oysters From Chesapeake Bay To High Salinity Water As A Post-Harvest-Process To Reduce Vibrio Vulnificus To Undetectable Levels: Final Report, Thomas Gallivan, A. J. Erskine, Tommy Leggett, Howard Kator, Kimberly Reece
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Post-harvest processing (PHP) methods for reducing vibrio levels that have been developed thus far are either capital intensive, have limited throughput, are not readily available, and/or are generally very expensive. In the summer of 2010 we initiated a small-scale evaluation to assess the effectiveness of relay to elevated salinity as a PHP strategy to reduce levels of Vibrio vulnificus in Crassostrea virginica oysters.