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  • Open Access
35 Citations
10,733 Views
40 Pages

30 January 2024

Marine lipids are recognized for their-health promoting features, mainly for being the primary sources of omega-3 fatty acids, and are therefore critical for human nutrition in an age when the global supply for these nutrients is experiencing an unpr...

(This article belongs to the Section Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production)
  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
7,909 Views
12 Pages

The Role of Chitosan as a Possible Agent for Enteric Methane Mitigation in Ruminants

  • Rafael Jiménez-Ocampo,
  • Sara Valencia-Salazar,
  • Carmen Elisa Pinzón-Díaz,
  • Esperanza Herrera-Torres and ,
  • Carlos Fernando Aguilar-Pérez,
  • Jacobo Arango and
  • Juan Carlos Ku-Vera
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 November 2019

Livestock production is a main source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG). The main gases are CH4 with a global warming potential (GWP) 25 times and nitrous oxide (N2O) with a GWP 298 times, that of carbon dioxide (CO2) arising from enteric ferme...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions from Ruminants)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,072 Views
19 Pages

1 December 2022

SARS-CoV-2 as a zoonotic virus has significantly affected daily life and social behavior since its outbreak in late 2019. The concerns over its transmission through different media directly or indirectly have evoked great attention about the survival...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Virus–Host Interaction and Cell Restriction Mechanisms)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
2,520 Views
22 Pages

Sustainability Activities in a Hard-to-Abate Industry—A Real-Life Example

  • Ragnhild Dragøy,
  • Lena Burri,
  • Pål Skogrand,
  • Thomas Røkke and ,
  • Viktor Ananiev and
  • Stig Grafsrønningen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

28 June 2024

Marine sources of omega-3, proteins, and other nutrients are in increasing demand, while supply is struggling to meet this demand increase. A key focus for meeting the need for marine ingredients for human and animal nutrition is ensuring sustainable...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Biotechnology for Sustainability of Ecologically Significant Resources)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,995 Views
13 Pages

Highly Enriched Metal Elements in Marine Biological Shells as New Resources for the Sustainable Extraction of Metals

  • Dan Chen,
  • Xuewen Cao,
  • Xuefeng Tian,
  • Qin Peng and ,
  • Jun Zhang,
  • Jiacheng Zhang,
  • Yihui Yuan and
  • Ning Wang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

18 March 2025

Marine biological shell waste, as a representative renewable resource, can lead to serious environmental problems and resource waste if effective utilization methods are not developed. Therefore, there is an urgent need for innovative solutions to en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,293 Views
10 Pages

Rhamnolipids Mediate the Effects of a Gastropod Grazer in Regards to Carbon–Nitrogen Stoichiometry of Intertidal Microbial Biofilms

  • Stephanie P. Gill,
  • Louise Kregting,
  • Ibrahim M. Banat,
  • Joerg Arnscheidt and
  • William R. Hunter

12 December 2022

Microbial biofilms have co-evolved with grazing animals, such as gastropods, to develop mutually beneficial relationships. Although microbial biofilms demonstrate resilience and resistance to chemical exposure, pre-existing relationships can be negat...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
4,519 Views
11 Pages

The Impact of Rearing Salinity on Flesh Texture, Taste, and Fatty Acid Composition in Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides

  • Xuedi Du,
  • Weiwei Zhang,
  • Jie He,
  • Mengjie Zhao and ,
  • Jianqiao Wang,
  • Xiaojing Dong,
  • Yuanyuan Fu,
  • Xudong Xie and
  • Shuyan Miao
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

19 October 2022

It is of great significance for the aquaculture industry to determine how rearing salinity impacts fish flesh quality. In the present study, largemouth bass was cultured in different salinities (0%, 0.3%, 0.9%) for 10 weeks, and the effect on flesh t...

(This article belongs to the Section Foods of Marine Origin)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,850 Views
25 Pages

How Significant Are Marine Invertebrate Collagens? Exploring Trends in Research and Innovation

  • Mariana Almeida,
  • Tiago Silva,
  • Runar Gjerp Solstad,
  • Ana I. Lillebø and ,
  • Ricardo Calado and
  • Helena Vieira
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

24 December 2024

This review is focused on the research, innovation and technological breakthroughs on marine invertebrate collagens and their applications. The findings reveal that research dates back to the 1970s, and after a period of reduced activity, interest in...

(This article belongs to the Section Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals)
  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,817 Views
26 Pages

Marine Microalgae–Microorganism Co-Cultures: An Insight into Nannochloropsis sp. Use and Biotechnological Applications

  • Marta Vala Esteves,
  • Diana M. C. Marques,
  • Joana D. de Almeida,
  • Nuno Torres Faria and
  • Frederico Castelo Ferreira

26 April 2025

The increasing demand for sustainable, economical, and environmentally friendly solutions has positioned microalgae as promising candidates in biotechnology, particularly in food, feed, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, biofuel, and bioremediation appli...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microalgae in Food Systems: From Cultivation to Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,559 Views
12 Pages

17 October 2021

Vibrio alginolyticus is a halophilic organism usually found in marine environments. It has attracted attention as an opportunistic pathogen of aquatic animals and humans, but there are very few reports on polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production using V...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbial Synthesis of Polymers and Polymer Precursors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,749 Views
16 Pages

Natural Bacterial Co-Infection in Farmed European Sea Bass Intended for Experimental Research in Sicily, Southern Italy: Pathological Findings

  • Simone Palazzolo,
  • Claudio Gervasi,
  • Jessica Maria Abbate,
  • Emil Gjurčević and ,
  • Rosa Falleti,
  • Maria Giovanna Piro,
  • Giovanni Lanteri,
  • Carmelo Iaria and
  • Fabio Marino
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

13 September 2024

In mariculture facilities, bacterial infections pose significant production challenges, with potentially catastrophic impacts on fish species. Bacterial co-infections are a widespread phenomenon in the natural marine environment, although their impac...

(This article belongs to the Section Welfare, Health and Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,748 Views
17 Pages

Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) Outbreak Duration in Cattle Herds in Ireland: A Retrospective Observational Study

  • Andrew W. Byrne,
  • Damien Barrett,
  • Philip Breslin,
  • Jamie M. Madden and ,
  • James O'Keeffe and
  • Eoin Ryan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

5 October 2020

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) outbreaks, caused by Mycobacterium bovis infection, are a costly animal health challenge. Understanding factors associated with the duration of outbreaks, known as breakdowns, could lead to better disease management policy d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tuberculosis Epidemiology and Control in Multi-Host Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,411 Views
13 Pages

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-9 Reduces Somatic Cell Count and Modifies Fecal Microbiota in Lactating Goats

  • Yongtao Li,
  • Nannan Jiang,
  • Wenying Zhang,
  • Zhengbing Lv and ,
  • Jianxin Liu and
  • Hengbo Shi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 July 2021

Subclinical mastitis is one of the major problems affecting dairy animals’ productivity and is classified based on milk somatic cell counts (SCC). Previous data showed that marine-derived Bacillus amyloliquefaciens-9 (GB-9) improved the immunity and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,465 Views
14 Pages

Development and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies to Botulinum Neurotoxin Type E

  • Candace S. Bever,
  • Miles Scotcher,
  • Luisa W. Cheng,
  • Robert M. Hnasko and
  • Larry H. Stanker

13 July 2019

Botulism is a devastating disease caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) secreted primarily by Clostridium botulinum. Mouse bioassays without co-inoculation with antibodies are the standard method for the detection of BoNTs, but are not capable of d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Characterization and Quantitative Analysis of Botulinum Neurotoxin)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,157 Views
16 Pages

Supplementing Dairy Ewes Grazing Low Quality Pastures with Plant-Derived and Rumen-Protected Oils Containing Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid Pellets Increases Body Condition Score and Milk, Fat, and Protein Yields

  • Quang V. Nguyen,
  • Hung V. Le,
  • Don V. Nguyen,
  • Peter Nish and ,
  • John R. Otto,
  • Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli,
  • Peter D. Nichols and
  • Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

19 December 2018

The Australian dairy sheep industry is small and mostly based on a natural grass grazing system, which can limit productivity. The current study tested different plant oil-infused and rumen protected polyunsaturated fats and their interactions with s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
379 Views
21 Pages

Low Salinity Elevated Ecological Risks for Shrimp Rearing by Promoting Stochastic Processes and Dispersion of Vibrionaceae Taxa

  • Yubin Chen,
  • Pengsheng Dong,
  • Zhipeng Pan,
  • Bo Yan and ,
  • Yuhang Ma,
  • Wenwen Zhang,
  • Jiaxin Mao,
  • Jingyi Li,
  • Xiaojun Wu and
  • Jiajie Xu
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

5 October 2026

Inland shrimp rearing at low salinity has become widespread in recent years, yet how severe low salinity affects the microbial community and ultimately drives shrimp culture performance remains unclear. Here, we assessed the impact of salinity declin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbial Community Dynamics and Functional Characteristics in Aquatic Environments)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,268 Views
16 Pages

Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Transcriptome Comparison Analysis of Cephalopholis sonnerati and Its Related Grouper Species

  • Zhenzhen Xie,
  • Dengdong Wang,
  • Shoujia Jiang,
  • Cheng Peng and ,
  • Qing Wang,
  • Chunren Huang,
  • Shuisheng Li,
  • Haoran Lin and
  • Yong Zhang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

13 July 2022

The tomato hind, Cephalopholis sonnerati, is a bottom-dwelling coral reef fish, which is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea. C. sonnerati also features complex social structures and behaviour mechanisms. Here, we present a high-qualit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,148 Views
16 Pages

Identification of Cyanobacterial Strains with Potential for the Treatment of Obesity-Related Co-Morbidities by Bioactivity, Toxicity Evaluation and Metabolite Profiling

  • Margarida Costa,
  • Filipa Rosa,
  • Tiago Ribeiro,
  • Rene Hernandez-Bautista and ,
  • Marco Bonaldo,
  • Natália Gonçalves Silva,
  • Finnur Eiríksson,
  • Margrét Thorsteinsdóttir,
  • Siegfried Ussar and
  • Ralph Urbatzka
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

10 May 2019

Obesity is a complex disease resulting in several metabolic co-morbidities and is increasing at epidemic rates. The marine environment is an interesting resource of novel compounds and in particular cyanobacteria are well known for their capacity to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Natural Products and Obesity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
81 Citations
5,392 Views
19 Pages

5 November 2023

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is the world’s largest resource of animal proteins and is thought to be a high-quality resource for future marine healthy foods and functional products. Therefore, Antarctic krill was degreased and separately...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Bioactive Peptides—Structure, Function, and Application 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,069 Views
19 Pages

27 January 2021

Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is a widely distributed polymer found from bacteria to animals, including marine species. This polymer exhibits morphogenetic as well as antiviral activity and releases metabolic energy after enzymatic hydrolysis also...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Natural Products against Coronaviruses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,089 Views
16 Pages

Quantification of the Environmental Impact of Feeding Yeast Probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae Actisaf Sc 47 in Dairy Cow: A Life Cycle Assessment Approach

  • Nizar Salah,
  • Héloïse Legendre,
  • Erika Paiva,
  • Julie Duclos and ,
  • Maxime Briche,
  • Mariem Maaoui,
  • Jasper Scholten and
  • Céline Garat Boute
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 July 2024

Today, one of the major challenges of dairy farmers is to reduce their environmental footprint to establish more effective, efficient, and sustainable production systems. Feed additives such as yeast probiotics could potentially allow them to achieve...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adapting Novel Nutritional Practices to Enhance Product Quality and Environmental Sustainability in Ruminant Livestock Sector)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,670 Views
68 Pages

20 February 2025

In the early Cambrian period, a severe greenhouse effect subjected the Gondwanan continents to accelerated erosion, enriching oceanic waters with essential nutrients, including phosphate, silicon, calcium, magnesium, iron, and trace elements. The nut...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,060 Views
14 Pages

Immune Suppression and Rapid Invasion of Nile Tilapia Gills Following an Acute Challenge by Flavobacterium davisii

  • Yingxuan Xu,
  • Shifeng Wang,
  • Yongcan Zhou,
  • Zhenyu Xie and ,
  • Bei Wang,
  • Zhangding Zhao,
  • Wenlong Cai,
  • Peibo Wang,
  • Weiliang Guo and
  • Zhi Ye
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

2 November 2024

Flavobacterium davisii is one of the causative agents of columnaris disease, significantly impacting Nile tilapia aquaculture. This study examines the invasion and immune evasion mechanisms of a highly virulent F. davisii strain through transcriptomi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mechanisms of Immunity and Disease Resistance in Aquatic Animals)