• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.138-142
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• 2013

As an early warning system to reduce the damage of aquacultured mollusks due to low salinity water, we investigated the possibility of a biomonitoring system measuring the shell valve movement (SVM) of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) by using the Hall element sensor. In high salinity water of 27 psu, SVMs of Pacific oyster showed spikes which mean a relatively fast closing condition after opened condition of average 10-15 mm, and then the SVM showed back to opening condition slower than closing speed. In water salinity of 20-27 psu, the SVMs were similar to that of 27 psu. However, below 17 psu, it showed abnormal valve movements such as spending more time for shell closure. In 10 psu, we could not detected SVMs due to closed condition during experiment periods. Thus, if we quickly detect abnormal environmental variations like low salinity using bio-monitoring of SVM, it may be contribute to increased productivity by dramatically reducing damages in aquaculture.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.45-49
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• 1968

The effect of salinities, temperatures, and turbidities on the mortality of trochophora of oyster, Crassostrea gigas, was investigated at the laboratory. 1. The trochophora of oyster, transferred from normal sea water to sea water of lower or higher salinity, lost their vital activity sooner or later. The mortalities of trochophora were $46\%$ at lower salinity of 15 ppt and $47\%$ at higher salinity of 35 ppt respectively. 2. The high temperature above $40^{\circ}C$ was lethal to trochophora in normal salinity of sea water. Especially all of them died at $45^{\circ}C$ within 30 minutes. However, low temperatures were not lethal to trochophora than higher ones. The differences between two mortality curves at 0.5-and 1-hour treatments at each level of temperatures were not statistically significant as a result of the t-test (P>0.05). 3. It was found that the heavy turbidity (1.0 per cent) did not affect the mortality of the trochophora of oyster in a short period.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.249-256
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• 2022

This study was conducted to investigate the sensory and nutritional properties of oyster Crassostrea gigas gratin with cream sauce (OG-CS) and to compare with commercial seafood gratin with cheese (control). The proximate composition (%, w/w) of OG-CS was 61.8 of moisture, 8.5 of protein, 16.1 of lipid, 1.2 of ash, 12.4 of carbohydrate, of which the moisture was lower and protein, lipid, ash, and carbohydrate values were higher than those of the control. Based on the results of sensory evaluation by panel members, OG-CS was superior to the control for all parameters, including taste, flavor, texture, nutrition, and overall acceptance. The total amino acid content of OG-CS (7.33 g/100 g) was higher than that of the control (5.20 g/100 g). The major amino acids of OG-CS were glutamic acid (18.8%), proline (9.8%), and leucine (8.2%). The mineral levels of OG-CS were 134.5 mg/100 g for calcium, 164.9 mg/100 g for potassium, 0.8 mg/100 g for iron, and 4.5 mg/100 g for zinc, which were all higher than those of the control. The major fatty acids of OG-CS were 12:0 (28.2%), 16:0 (24.9%), and 14:0 (13.6%), which were the same as those in the control.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.243-251
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• 2006

The internal defense system of mollusks consists of circulating haemocytes. In order to understand the morphological characterization of haemocytes, light and electron microscopy were carried out in oyster, Crassostera gigas. Four types of haemocytes were recognized: type Ⅰ small hyalinocytes, type Ⅱ large hyalinocytes, type Ⅲ large granulocytes and type Ⅳ small granulocytes. Additionally, the activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), acid phosphatase (ACP), peroxidase (POD), α-naphthyl acetate esterase, β-glucuronidase, PAS, sudan black B and oil red O in haemocytes were analysed by immunocytochemical methods. The results indicate that enzymatic activities were abundant and more active in granulocytes than in hyalinocytes. After incubation with haemoctyes and Vibrio FKC, phagocytic index and percentage of phagocytic cell were and shown to be increased from 15 to 120 min. In addition, the enzymatic activities were higher than those of controls: ALP, ACP, α-naphthyl acetate esterase and β-glcuronidase, indicating that these enzymes can be related with phagocytosis in oyster.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.191-199
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• 2002

Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) were collected on April, 1999 and March­September, 2000 from Goseung Bay along the southern coast of Korea. The oysters tested cp;;ected from a depth of 0.5-2 m in which they cultured by a long line hanging method. The oxygen consumption rates (OCR) of oysters held under constant temperature and darkness (CC), were determined using an automatic intermittent-flow-respirometer (AIFR). Depending on holding periods after oyster collection, the experiments were divided into two groups: Group 7-d (held to ambient temperature for ca. 7 days) and Group 2l-d (held to ambient temperature for ca. 21 days). The OCR for Group 7-d single oyster displayed two peaks every day under CC, while Group 2l-d single oyster showed one peak every day. It is likely that the rhythmic patterns 02.6-12.8 hours) of the OCR in the Group 7-d single oyster may have been influenced by tidal currents at the sampling site. The rhythmic patterns (24.3-24.7 hours) in the Group 2l-d single oyster may have been shifted from two peaks to one peak each day under CC. The present study concludes that the OCR rhythm of wild oysters in nature is governed by two lunar-day clocks (24.8 hours); one driving one peak and the other driving the second peak. When oysters are subjected to the long-term CC conditions, one of the two-clock systems is depressed or only intermittently becomes active. Jpwever. the OCR rhythms by two to three oysters occurred arrhythmic patterns during the experiments and exhibited some evidence of weak rhythmicity of compared to those of a single oyster. It could be partly due to differences group effects.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.249-258
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• 2014

Phytoplankton species composition and ecological index (diversity, evenness, richness and dominance) were analysed from April 2013 to March 2014 at 10 stations of cupped oyster, Crassostrea gigas culture area in Iwon coast, Korea. Seasonal and positional variation of phytoplankton standing crops, biomass, dominant species and water quality were distinctively different according to occasionally inflow of Iwon dam reservoired water. The composition of phytoplankton species were Bacillariophyceae 98, Dinophycease 22, Chlorophycease 13, Cyanophyceae 8, Silicofalgellate 4, Euglenophyceae 2, Cryptophyceae 1 species. The most dominant species was Bacillariophyceae as 64.0%. The highest biomass of phytoplankton recorded in September as $40,910{\times}10^3$ cell/L at the station 1, near from inland water inflow area. Ecological indices (diversity, richness, evenness, and dominance index), used for structural change of phytoplankton community and water quality (temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity) showed difference of spatiotemporal property also.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.135-141
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• 1999

In order to investigate the composition of extractive nitrogenous components in the diploid and the triploid oysters, Crassostrea gigas, cultured at the south coast of Korea, the whole edible part (whole body) was analyzed into extractive nitrogen, free amino acids, oligopeptides, ATP and its related compounds, quaternary ammonium bases, and guanidino compounds using specimens collected from April to May of 1992. The major free amino acids in the diploid and the triploid were taurine, proline, alanine, glycine, glutamic acid hypotaurine, glutamine, arginine, aspartic acid, and $\beta-alanine$. There was no conspicuous difference in the constituents of free amino acids between the diploid and the triploid. A lot of hypotaurine was detected in the diploid and the triploid of oyster and the contents of them were 107 mg and 123 mg/100g, respectively. The compounds, glycinebetaine, homarine and trigonelline were found in both the diploid and the triploid. Among them, glycinebetaine was the most prominent in all the samples. The amount of protein, glycogen, extractive nitrogen, oligopeptides, ATP and its related compounds, and free amino acids in the triploid was higher than that of the diploid (p<0.10)

• Journal of Aquaculture
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.205-211
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• 2007

Stress-inducible proteins may function in part as molecular chaperones, protecting cells from damage due to various stresses and helping to maintain homeostasis. We examined the mRNA expression patterns of a 68-kDa heat shock protein (HSP68) and 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) in relation to physiological changes in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas under osmotic stress. Expression of HSP68 and GRP78 mRNA in the gill significantly increased until 48 h in a hypersaline environment (HRE) and 72 h in a hyposaline environment (HOE), and then decreased. Osmolality and the concentrations of $Na^+$, $Cl^-$, and $Ca^{2+}$ in the hemolymph of HRE oysters significantly increased until 72 h (the highest value) and then gradually decreased; in HOE oysters, these values significantly decreased until 72 h (the lowest value), and then increased. These results suggest that osmolality and $Na^+$, $Cl^-$, and $Ca^{2+}$ concentrations were stabilized by HSP68 and GRP78, and indicate that these two stress-induced proteins play an important role in regulating the metabolism and protecting the cells of the Pacific oysters exposed to salinity changes.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.51 no.5
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• pp.491-498
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• 2018

The objective of this study was to investigate the composition of canned oyster Crassotrea gigas in white sauce (CO-WS). The proximate composition of CO-WS was 74.1% water, 10.4% crude protein, 4.9% crude lipid, and 3.1% ash. The energy converted based on these percentages was 112.2 kcal/100 g, while the salinity was 1.1 g/100 g. In a taste-intensity test using an electronic tongue, the CO-WS showed higher umami taste intensity than the control (canned oyster in commercial white sauce), whereas the intensities of the other tastes (salty, sour, bitter, and sweet) were lower. Because the odor intensity was low, CO-WS was considered to have a relatively weak odor and showed no difference in hardness compared to the control. Sensory evaluation of CO-WS by a panel yielded higher scores for appearance, taste, and texture, and a lower score for flavor compared to the control. The total amino acid content of CO-WS was 8.91 g/100 g, and its major amino acids were aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and leucine. With respect to mineral content, CO-WS had higher calcium and lower zinc contents than the control. These results suggest that CO-WS has excellent nutritional value.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.103-105
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• 2001

The effect of opsonization of zymosan with serum on the repiratory burst of haemocytes isolated from the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas was investigated. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by the respiratory burst of haemocytes in response to the opsonized or unopsonized zymosan were measured using chemiluminescence (CL). The CL values were increased according to the increment of haemocyte number. The degree of CL amplification by increase of haemocytes from $0.1{\times}10^6$ to $0.5{\times}10^6$ cells/ml was 3-5 times, but comparatively low amplification was elicited by increase of haemocytes from $0.5{\times}10^6$ to $1{\times}10^6$ cells/ml. Chemiluminescences produced by the haemocytes in response to the zymosan opsonized with oyster serum were considerably higher than the CL produced by the haemocytes in response to the unopsonized zymosan.