Understanding the Dynamic of POMS Infection and the Role of Microbiota Composition in the Survival of Pacific Oysters, Crassostrea gigas

• Published in: Microbiology Spectrum
• Main Authors: Delisle, Lizenn, Laroche, Olivier, Hilton, Zoë, Burguin, Jean-François, Rolton, Anne, Berry, Jolene, Pochon, Xavier, Boudry, Pierre, Vignier, Julien
• Other Authors: Miranda, JJ, New Zealand Government, Royal Society Te Apārangi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022
• Subjects: Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01959-22; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/spectrum.01959-22

For more than a decade, Pacific oyster mortality syndrome (POMS) has severely impacted the Crassostrea gigas aquaculture industry, at times killing up to 100% of young farmed Pacific oysters, a key commercial species that is cultivated globally. These disease outbreaks have caused major financial losses for the oyster aquaculture industry.