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Crassostrea

Known as: Crassostreas 
A genus of oysters in the family OSTREIDAE, class BIVALVIA.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Identification of conserved proteins from diverse shell matrix proteome in Crassostrea gigas: characterization of genetic bases regulating shell formation
The calcifying shell is an excellent model for studying biomineralization and evolution. However, the molecular mechanisms of… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Declining impact of an introduced pathogen: ­Haplosporidium nelsoni in the oyster Crassostrea virginica in Chesapeake Bay
The protistan parasite Haplosporidium nelsoni, the causative agent of MSX (multinucleated sphere X) disease, is notorious for its… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Physiological and biochemical traits correlate with differences in growth rate and temperature adaptation among groups of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica
SUMMARY We tested two hypotheses in this study: first, that intraspecific growth variations in a marine bivalve are correlated… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequence of the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica
The complete mitochondrial genome of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica (GenBank accession number AY905542) is 17,243 bp in… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Genetic Analysis of Selected Strains of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica Gmelin) Using AFLP and Microsatellite Markers
Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) and microsatellite markers were used to examine genetic variation and divergence… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Genetic Linkage Map of the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica Gmelin
Amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs), along with some microsatellite and Type I markers, were used for linkage… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Antioxidant enzymes and peroxisome proliferation in relation to contaminant body burdens of PAHs and PCBs in bivalve molluscs, crabs and fish from the Urdaibai and Plentzia estuaries (Bay of Biscay).
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Histological Characterization and Glucose Incorporation into Glycogen of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Storage Cells
Abstract: In order to investigate glycogen metabolism in the oyster Crassostrea gigas, the distribution of storage cells in the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A semiquantitative PCR assay for assessing Perkinsus marinus infections in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica.
A 3.2-kb fragment of Perkinsus marinus DNA was cloned and sequenced. A noncoding domain was identified and targeted for the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Uptake and retention of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Vibrio cholerae 01, the causative agent of cholera, is known to persist in estuarine environments as endogenous microflora. The… 
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