Protozoan parasites of bivalve molluscs: literature follows culture.
Protozoan parasites of bivalve molluscs: literature follows culture.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0100872
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发表时间：
2014
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Record NR
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文献类型：
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作者：
Fernández Robledo JA;Vasta GR;Record NR
双壳类软体动物是河口环境中的重要组成部分，是河口生态系统的重要组成部分，是河口生态系统的重要组成部分。此外，蛤、牡蛎和扇贝在世界各地都被商业化开发，既作为传统的当地贝类渔业，也作为密集或半密集的养殖系统。在过去的几十年里，这些被认为具有环境或商业利益的物种的种群受到密切监测，因为人们认识到，由于过度捕捞、环境污染或疾病，这些物种的种群可能会大幅下降，有时是不可逆转的。Perkinsus、Haplosporidium、Martelia和Bonamia属的原生动物目前被认为是自然和养殖双壳类种群的主要威胁。然而，自从发现这些寄生虫病以来，针对这些寄生虫病的研究报告的不同出版率似乎并不总是反映出它们对环境和经济的重大影响。在这里，我们分析了自最初描述这些寄生虫以来的同行评议文献，目的是确定潜在的里程碑式发现或成就，这些发现或成就可能推动了随后几年的研究强度，并显着提高了出版率。我们的分析表明，在最初描述的寄生虫作为病原体的给定疾病，有一个时间滞后之前，每年的出版物达到最大数量。其中大多数已经发生了这种情况，随后在过去十年中发表率下降（文献中的寿命为20至30年）。然而，自相关分析表明，寄生虫纯化和培养方法的进步积极推动出版率，很可能是因为它们通常导致新的分子工具和资源，促进机制研究。了解这些趋势有助于研究人员优先考虑这些和其他原生动物寄生虫的研究工作，以及它们作为寄生虫病进一步基础和转化研究的模型系统的发展。
Bivalve molluscs are key components of the estuarine environments as contributors to the trophic chain, and as filter –feeders, for maintaining ecosystem integrity. Further, clams, oysters, and scallops are commercially exploited around the world both as traditional local shellfisheries, and as intensive or semi–intensive farming systems. During the past decades, populations of those species deemed of environmental or commercial interest have been subject to close monitoring given the realization that these can suffer significant decline, sometimes irreversible, due to overharvesting, environmental pollution, or disease. Protozoans of the genera Perkinsus, Haplosporidium, Marteilia, and Bonamia are currently recognized as major threats for natural and farmed bivalve populations. Since their identification, however, the variable publication rates of research studies addressing these parasitic diseases do not always appear to reflect their highly significant environmental and economic impact. Here we analyzed the peer– reviewed literature since the initial description of these parasites with the goal of identifying potential milestone discoveries or achievements that may have driven the intensity of the research in subsequent years, and significantly increased publication rates. Our analysis revealed that after initial description of the parasite as the etiological agent of a given disease, there is a time lag before a maximal number of yearly publications are reached. This has already taken place for most of them and has been followed by a decrease in publication rates over the last decade (20– to 30– year lifetime in the literature). Autocorrelation analyses, however, suggested that advances in parasite purification and culture methodologies positively drive publication rates, most likely because they usually lead to novel molecular tools and resources, promoting mechanistic studies. Understanding these trends should help researchers in prioritizing research efforts for these and other protozoan parasites, together with their development as model systems for further basic and translational research in parasitic diseases.
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DOI：
10.1107/s1744309106040425
发表时间：
2006-11-01
影响因子：
0.9
作者：
Asojo, Oluwatoyin A.;Schott, Eric J.;Silva, Abelardo M.
通讯作者：
Silva, Abelardo M.
影响因子：
2.9
作者：
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通讯作者：
La Peyre, Jerome F.
影响因子：
1.4
作者：
Casas, SM;Grau, A;Villalba, A
通讯作者：
Villalba, A
影响因子：
2.2
作者：
Coss, CA;Robledo, JAF;Vasta, GR
通讯作者：
Vasta, GR
影响因子：
1.4
作者：
Chintala, MM;Bushek, D;Ford, SE
通讯作者：
Ford, SE