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Oysters

Known as: Ostreidae, Oyster 
A family of marine mollusks in the class BIVALVIA, commonly known as oysters. They have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle.
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Class Bivalvia
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Arcobacter molluscorum sp. nov., a new species isolated from shellfish.
Review
2007
Review
2007
Daily intake of 4-nonylphenol in Taiwanese.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Contamination of bivalve molluscs by Cryptosporidium oocysts: the need for new quality control standards.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Assessment of organotin contamination in marine sediments and biota from the Gulf and adjacent region.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The micronucleus assay in Crassostrea gigas for the detection of seawater genotoxicity.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Gastroenteritis in patients with stool isolates of Vibrio vulnificus.
Review
1974
Review
1974
Vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreaks in the United States.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Why reproduce sexually?
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Defensive acid-secretion in marine gastropods
An important function of the gastropod shell is to protect the body against attack by predators. If the shell of a whelk is… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Microbiology of shellfish. Bacteriological study of the natural flora of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas).
VAN DER ZANT, W. C. AND NELSON, F. E. 1953 Proteolysis by Streptococcus lactis grown in milk with and without controlled pH. J… 
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