112 results on '"Kataržytė, Marija"'
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2. Diverse sources of fecal contamination in macroalgae wrack-affected environment adjacent to river outflow along the Baltic Sea coast
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Kalvaitienė, Greta, Picazo Espinosa, Rafael, Vaičiūtė, Diana, and Kataržytė, Marija
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- 2024
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3. Impact of beach wrack on microorganisms associated with faecal pollution at the Baltic Sea Sandy beaches
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Kalvaitienė, Greta, Bučas, Martynas, Vaičiūtė, Diana, Balčiūnas, Arūnas, Gyraitė, Greta, and Kataržytė, Marija
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- 2024
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4. Macrophytes and their wrack as a habitat for faecal indicator bacteria and Vibrio in coastal marine environments
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Kalvaitienė, Greta, Vaičiūtė, Diana, Bučas, Martynas, Gyraitė, Greta, and Kataržytė, Marija
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- 2023
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5. Microbiome and Resistome Studies of the Lithuanian Baltic Sea Coast and the Curonian Lagoon Waters and Sediments.
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Gyraitė, Greta, Kataržytė, Marija, Espinosa, Rafael Picazo, Kalvaitienė, Greta, and Lastauskienė, Eglė
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COMPOSITION of sediments ,ENVIRONMENTAL health ,MULTIDRUG resistance ,NUTRIENT cycles ,DRUG resistance in bacteria - Abstract
Background: the widespread use of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine has contributed to the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, posing significant environmental and public health risks. Objectives: this study aimed to examine the microbiome and resistome dynamics across a salinity gradient, analyzing water and sediment samples from the Baltic Sea coast and the Curonian Lagoon between 2017 and 2023. Methods: the composition of the water and sediment bacterial community was determined by Full-Length Amplicon Metagenomics Sequencing, while ARG detection and quantification were performed using the SmartChipTM Real-Time PCR system. Results: the observed differences in bacterial community composition between the Baltic Sea coast and the Curonian Lagoon were driven by variations in salinity and chlorophyll a (chl a) concentration. The genera associated with infectious potential were observed in higher abundances in sediment than in water samples. Over 300 genes encoding antibiotic resistance (ARGs), such as aminoglycosides, beta-lactams, and multidrug resistance genes, were identified. Of particular interest were those ARGs that have previously been detected in pathogens and those currently classified as a potential future threat. Furthermore, our findings reveal a higher abundance and a distinct profile of ARGs in sediment samples from the lagoon compared to water. Conclusions: these results suggest that transitional waters such as lagoons may serve as reservoirs for ARGs, and might be influenced by anthropogenic pressures and natural processes such as salinity fluctuation and nutrient cycling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. Potentially Pathogenic Vibrio spp. in Algal Wrack Accumulations on Baltic Sea Sandy Beaches.
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Kataržytė, Marija, Gyraitė, Greta, Kalvaitienė, Greta, Vaičiūtė, Diana, Budrytė, Otilija, and Bučas, Martynas
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VIBRIO vulnificus ,CYANOBACTERIA ,VIBRIO ,WATER temperature ,VIBRIO cholerae ,SEAGRASSES - Abstract
The Vibrio bacteria known to cause infections to humans and wildlife have been largely overlooked in coastal environments affected by beach wrack accumulations from seaweed or seagrasses. This study presents findings on the presence and distribution of potentially pathogenic Vibrio species on coastal beaches that are used for recreation and are affected by red-algae-dominated wrack. Using species-specific primers and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, we identified V. vulnificus, V. cholerae (non-toxigenic), and V. alginolyticus, along with 14 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) belonging to the Vibrio genus in such an environment. V. vulnificus and V. cholerae were most frequently found in water at wrack accumulation sites and within the wrack itself compared to sites without wrack. Several OTUs were exclusive to wrack accumulation sites. For the abundance and presence of V. vulnificus and the presence of V. cholerae, the most important factors in the water were the proportion of V. fucoides in the wrack, chl-a, and CDOM. Specific Vibrio OTUs correlated with salinity, water temperature, cryptophyte, and blue-green algae concentrations. To better understand the role of wrack accumulations in Vibrio abundance and community composition, future research should include different degradation stages of wrack, evaluate the link with nutrient release, and investigate microbial food-web interactions within such ecosystems, focusing on potentially pathogenic Vibrio species that could be harmful both for humans and wildlife. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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7. Control of Vibrio vulnificus proliferation in the Baltic Sea through eutrophication and algal bloom management
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Riedinger, David J., primary, Fernández-Juárez, Victor, additional, Delgado, Luis F., additional, Sperlea, Theodor, additional, Hassenrück, Christiane, additional, Herlemann, Daniel P. R., additional, Pansch, Christian, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Bruck, Florian, additional, Ahrens, Alwin, additional, Rakowski, Marcin, additional, Piwosz, Kasia, additional, Stevenson, Angela, additional, Reusch, Thorsten B. H., additional, Gyraitė, Greta, additional, Schulz-Bull, Detlef, additional, Benterbusch-Brockmöller, Heike, additional, Kube, Sandra, additional, Dupke, Susann, additional, Andersson, Anders F., additional, Riemann, Lasse, additional, and Labrenz, Matthias, additional
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- 2024
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8. Control of Vibrio vulnificus proliferation in the Baltic Sea through eutrophication and algal bloom management
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Riedinger, David J., Fernández-Juárez, Victor, Delgado, Luis F., Sperlea, Theodor, Hassenrück, Christiane, Herlemann, Daniel P. R., Pansch, Christian, Kataržytė, Marija, Bruck, Florian, Ahrens, Alwin, Rakowski, Marcin, Piwosz, Kasia, Stevenson, Angela, Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Gyraitė, Greta, Schulz-Bull, Detlef, Benterbusch-Brockmöller, Heike, Kube, Sandra, Dupke, Susann, Andersson, Anders F., Riemann, Lasse, Labrenz, Matthias, Riedinger, David J., Fernández-Juárez, Victor, Delgado, Luis F., Sperlea, Theodor, Hassenrück, Christiane, Herlemann, Daniel P. R., Pansch, Christian, Kataržytė, Marija, Bruck, Florian, Ahrens, Alwin, Rakowski, Marcin, Piwosz, Kasia, Stevenson, Angela, Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Gyraitė, Greta, Schulz-Bull, Detlef, Benterbusch-Brockmöller, Heike, Kube, Sandra, Dupke, Susann, Andersson, Anders F., Riemann, Lasse, and Labrenz, Matthias
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Due to climate change the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio vulnificus proliferates along brackish coastlines, posing risks to public health, tourism, and aquaculture. Here we investigated previously suggested regulation measures to reduce the prevalence of V. vulnificus, locally through seagrass and regionally through the reduction of eutrophication and consequential formation of algal blooms. Field samples collected in the summer of 2021 covered the salinity and eutrophication gradients of the Baltic Sea, one of the largest brackish areas worldwide. Physico-, biological- and hydrochemical parameters were measured and variables explaining V. vulnificus occurrence were identified by machine learning. The best V. vulnificus predictors were eutrophication-related features, such as particulate organic carbon and nitrogen, as well as occurrence of potential phytoplankton blooms and associated species. V. vulnificus abundance did not vary significantly between vegetated and non-vegetated areas. Thus, reducing nutrient inputs could be an effective method to control V. vulnificus populations in eutrophied brackish coasts., QC 20240524
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- 2024
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9. Biodiversity of microorganisms in the Baltic Sea: the power of novel methods in the identification of marine microbes.
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Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Andersson, Anders F, Błaszczyk, Agata, Dąbek, Przemysław, Górecka, Ewa, Grabski, Michał, Jankowska, Katarzyna, Jurczak-Kurek, Agata, Kaczorowska, Anna K, Kaczorowski, Tadeusz, Karlson, Bengt, Kataržytė, Marija, Kobos, Justyna, Kotlarska, Ewa, Krawczyk, Beata, Łuczkiewicz, Aneta, Piwosz, Kasia, Rybak, Bartosz, Rychert, Krzysztof, and Sjöqvist, Conny
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MICROBIAL diversity ,BACTERIAL diversity ,MARINE microorganisms ,SEA stories ,MARINE ecology - Abstract
Until recently, the data on the diversity of the entire microbial community from the Baltic Sea were relatively rare and very scarce. However, modern molecular methods have provided new insights into this field with interesting results. They can be summarized as follows. (i) Although low salinity causes a reduction in the biodiversity of multicellular species relative to the populations of the North–East Atlantic, no such reduction occurs in bacterial diversity. (ii) Among cyanobacteria, the picocyanobacterial group dominates when considering gene abundance, while filamentous cyanobacteria dominate in means of biomass. (iii) The diversity of diatoms and dinoflagellates is significantly larger than described a few decades ago; however, molecular studies on these groups are still scarce. (iv) Knowledge gaps in other protistan communities are evident. (v) Salinity is the main limiting parameter of pelagic fungal community composition, while the benthic fungal diversity is shaped by water depth, salinity, and sediment C and N availability. (vi) Bacteriophages are the predominant group of viruses, while among viruses infecting eukaryotic hosts, Phycodnaviridae are the most abundant; the Baltic Sea virome is contaminated with viruses originating from urban and/or industrial habitats. These features make the Baltic Sea microbiome specific and unique among other marine environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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10. Epidemiological and environmental investigation of the 'big four' Vibrio species, 1994 to 2021: a Baltic Sea retrospective study.
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Gyraitė, Greta, Kataržytė, Marija, Bučas, Martynas, Kalvaitienė, Greta, Kube, Sandra, Herlemann, Daniel PR, Pansch, Christian, Andersson, Anders F., Pitkanen, Tarja, Hokajärvi, Anna-Maria, Annus-Urmet, Aune, Hauk, Gerhard, Hippelein, Martin, Lastauskienė, Eglė, and Labrenz, Matthias
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- 2024
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11. Cigarette butts on Baltic Sea beaches: Monitoring, pollution and mitigation measures
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Kataržytė, Marija, Balčiūnas, Arūnas, Haseler, Mirco, Sabaliauskaitė, Viktorija, Lauciūtė, Laura, Stepanova, Kseniia, Nazzari, Cristina, and Schernewski, Gerald
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- 2020
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12. Microbial Composition Dynamics in Peloids Used for Spa Procedures in Lithuania: Pilot Study
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Kataržytė, Marija, primary, Rapolienė, Lolita, additional, Kalvaitienė, Greta, additional, and Picazo-Espinosa, Rafael, additional
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- 2024
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13. Diverse Sources of Fecal Contamination in Macroalgae Wrack-Affected Environment Adjacent to River Outflow Along the Baltic Sea Coast
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Kalvaitienė, Greta, primary, Picazo-Espinosa, Rafael, additional, and Kataržytė, Marija, additional
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- 2024
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14. Establishing new bathing sites at the Curonian Lagoon coast: an ecological-social-economic assessment
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Schernewski, Gerald, Baltranaitė, Egle, Kataržytė, Marija, Balčiūnas, Arūnas, Čerkasova, Natalija, and Mėžinė, Jovita
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- 2019
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15. Measuring and comparing the sustainability of coastal tourism destinations in Germany, Lithuania, and Indonesia
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Schumacher, Johanna, Schernewski, Gerald, Karnauskaitė, Donalda, Kataržytė, Marija, Pakleppa, Stefanie, Pape, Kathrin, Schönwald, Silke, and Völzke, Matthias
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- 2020
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16. First findings of potentially human pathogenic bacteria Vibrio in the south-eastern Baltic Sea coastal and transitional bathing waters
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Gyraite, Greta, Katarzyte, Marija, and Schernewski, Gerald
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- 2019
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17. How much can the occurrence and coverage of charophytes in an estuarine lagoon (Curonian Lagoon) be explained by environmental factors?
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Bučas, Martynas, Sinkevičienė, Zofija, Kataržytė, Marija, Vaičiūtė, Diana, Petkuvienė, Jolita, Stragauskaitė, Vaiva, and Ilginė, Raimonda
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- 2019
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18. U-Net Performance for Beach Wrack Segmentation: Effects of UAV Camera Bands, Height Measurements, and Spectral Indices
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Tiškus, Edvinas, primary, Bučas, Martynas, additional, Gintauskas, Jonas, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, and Vaičiūtė, Diana, additional
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- 2023
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19. New beach in a shallow estuarine lagoon: a model-based E. coli pollution risk assessment
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Umgiesser, Georg, Čerkasova, Natalja, Erturk, Ali, Mėžinė, Jovita, and Kataržytė, Marija
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- 2018
20. Long term development of Bathing Water Quality at the German Baltic coast: spatial patterns, problems and model simulations
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Buer, Anna-Lucia, Gyraite, Greta, Wegener, Patrick, Lange, Xaver, Katarzyte, Marija, Hauk, Gerhard, and Schernewski, Gerald
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- 2018
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21. Impact of Beach Wrack on Microorganisms Associated with Faecal Pollution at the Baltic Sea Beaches
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Kalvaitienė, Greta, primary, Bučas, Martynas, additional, Vaičiūtė, Diana, additional, Balčiūnas, Arūnas, additional, Gyraitė, Greta, additional, and Kataržytė, Marija, additional
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- 2023
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22. Application and evaluation of an indicator set to measure and promote sustainable development in coastal areas
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Schernewski, Gerald, Schönwald, Silke, and Kataržytė, Marija
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- 2014
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23. Feedback Mechanisms Between Cyanobacterial Blooms, Transient Hypoxia, and Benthic Phosphorus Regeneration in Shallow Coastal Environments
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Zilius, Mindaugas, Bartoli, Marco, Bresciani, Mariano, Katarzyte, Marija, Ruginis, Tomas, Petkuviene, Jolita, Lubiene, Irma, Giardino, Claudia, Bukaveckas, Paul A., de Wit, Rutger, and Razinkovas-Baziukas, Arturas
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- 2014
24. Food Sources for Benthic Grazers in Trophic Networks of Macrophyte Habitats in a Transitional Baltic Ecosystem
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Morkūnė, Rasa, primary, Bučas, Martynas, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Politi, Tobia, additional, Vaičiūtė, Diana, additional, Vizzini, Salvatrice, additional, and Martin, Georg, additional
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- 2022
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25. Small mammal mycophagy in hemiboreal forest communities of Lithuania
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Kataržytė Marija and Kutorga Ernestas
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fungal diversity ,myodes ,apodemus ,sorex ,diet ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Published
- 2011
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26. Characterization and Diversity of Microcystins Produced by Cyanobacteria from the Curonian Lagoon (SE Baltic Sea)
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Overlingė, Donata, primary, Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Pilkaitytė, Renata, additional, Gyraitė, Greta, additional, and Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, additional
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- 2021
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27. Valorization of Marine Waste: Use of Industrial By-Products and Beach Wrack Towards the Production of High Added-Value Products
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Rudovica, Vita, primary, Rotter, Ana, additional, Gaudêncio, Susana P., additional, Novoveská, Lucie, additional, Akgül, Füsun, additional, Akslen-Hoel, Linn Kristin, additional, Alexandrino, Diogo A. M., additional, Anne, Olga, additional, Arbidans, Lauris, additional, Atanassova, Miroslava, additional, Bełdowska, Magdalena, additional, Bełdowski, Jacek, additional, Bhatnagar, Amit, additional, Bikovens, Oskars, additional, Bisters, Valdis, additional, Carvalho, Maria F., additional, Catalá, Teresa S., additional, Dubnika, Arita, additional, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, additional, Ferrans, Laura, additional, Haznedaroglu, Berat Z., additional, Setyobudi, Roy Hendroko, additional, Graca, Bożena, additional, Grinfelde, Inga, additional, Hogland, William, additional, Ioannou, Efstathia, additional, Jani, Yahya, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Kikionis, Stefanos, additional, Klun, Katja, additional, Kotta, Jonne, additional, Kriipsalu, Mait, additional, Labidi, Jalel, additional, Lukić Bilela, Lada, additional, Martínez-Sanz, Marta, additional, Oliveira, Juliana, additional, Ozola-Davidane, Ruta, additional, Pilecka-Ulcugaceva, Jovita, additional, Pospiskova, Kristyna, additional, Rebours, Céline, additional, Roussis, Vassilios, additional, López-Rubio, Amparo, additional, Safarik, Ivo, additional, Schmieder, Frank, additional, Stankevica, Karina, additional, Tamm, Toomas, additional, Tasdemir, Deniz, additional, Torres, Cristiana, additional, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, additional, Vincevica-Gaile, Zane, additional, Zekker, Ivar, additional, and Burlakovs, Juris, additional
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- 2021
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28. The Essentials of Marine Biotechnology
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Rotter, Ana, Barbier, Michéle, Bertoni, Francesco, Bones, Atle M., Cancela, M. Leonor, Carlsson, Jens, Carvalho, Maria F., Cegłowska, Marta, Chirivella-Martorell, Jerónimo, Conk Dalay, Meltem, Cueto, Mercedes, Dailianis, Thanos, Deniz, Irem, Díaz-Marrero, Ana R., Drakulovic, Dragana, Dubnika, Arita, Edwards, Christine, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, Erdoǧan, Ayşegül, Eroldoǧan, Orhan Tufan, Ezra, David, Fazi, Stefano, FitzGerald, Richard J., Gargan, Laura M., Gaudêncio, Susana P., Gligora Udovič, Marija, Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica, Jónsdóttir, Rósa, Kataržytė, Marija, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Ktari, Leila, Ljubešić, Zrinka, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Mandalakis, Manolis, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, Matijošytė, Inga, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Mehiri, Mohamed, Nielsen, Søren Laurentius, Novoveská, Lucie, Overlingė, Donata, Perale, Giuseppe, Ramasamy, Praveen, Rebours, Céline, Reinsch, Thorsten, Reyes, Fernando, Rinkevich, Baruch, Robbens, Johan, Röttinger, Eric, Rudovica, Vita, Sabotič, Jerica, Safarik, Ivo, Talve, Siret, Tasdemir, Deniz, Theodotou Schneider, Xenia, Thomas, Olivier P., Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, Vasquez, Marlen I., Rotter, Ana, Barbier, Michéle, Bertoni, Francesco, Bones, Atle M., Cancela, M. Leonor, Carlsson, Jens, Carvalho, Maria F., Cegłowska, Marta, Chirivella-Martorell, Jerónimo, Conk Dalay, Meltem, Cueto, Mercedes, Dailianis, Thanos, Deniz, Irem, Díaz-Marrero, Ana R., Drakulovic, Dragana, Dubnika, Arita, Edwards, Christine, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, Erdoǧan, Ayşegül, Eroldoǧan, Orhan Tufan, Ezra, David, Fazi, Stefano, FitzGerald, Richard J., Gargan, Laura M., Gaudêncio, Susana P., Gligora Udovič, Marija, Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica, Jónsdóttir, Rósa, Kataržytė, Marija, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Ktari, Leila, Ljubešić, Zrinka, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Mandalakis, Manolis, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, Matijošytė, Inga, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Mehiri, Mohamed, Nielsen, Søren Laurentius, Novoveská, Lucie, Overlingė, Donata, Perale, Giuseppe, Ramasamy, Praveen, Rebours, Céline, Reinsch, Thorsten, Reyes, Fernando, Rinkevich, Baruch, Robbens, Johan, Röttinger, Eric, Rudovica, Vita, Sabotič, Jerica, Safarik, Ivo, Talve, Siret, Tasdemir, Deniz, Theodotou Schneider, Xenia, Thomas, Olivier P., Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, and Vasquez, Marlen I.
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Coastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (e.g., fishing, food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors (ocean energy, desalination for water supply, and seabed mining). Modern societies and lifestyle resulted in an increased demand for dietary diversity, better health and well-being, new biomedicines, natural cosmeceuticals, environmental conservation, and sustainable energy sources. These societal needs stimulated the interest of researchers on the diverse and underexplored marine environments as promising and sustainable sources of biomolecules and biomass, and they are addressed by the emerging field of marine (blue) biotechnology. Blue biotechnology provides opportunities for a wide range of initiatives of commercial interest for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetic, nutraceutical, food, feed, agricultural, and related industries. This article synthesizes the essence, opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges encountered in marine biotechnology and outlines the attainment and valorization of directly derived or bio-inspired products from marine organisms. First, the concept of bioeconomy is introduced. Then, the diversity of marine bioresources including an overview of the most prominent marine organisms and their potential for biotechnological uses are described. This is followed by introducing methodologies for exploration of these resources and the main use case scenarios in energy, food and feed, agronomy, bioremediation and climate change, cosmeceuticals, bio-inspired materials, healthcare, and well-being sectors. The key aspects in the fields of legislation and funding are provided, with the emphasis on the importance of communication and stakeholder engagement at all levels of biotechnology development. Finally, vital overarching concepts, such as the quadruple helix and Responsible Research and Innovation principle are highlighted as important to follow within th
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29. Valorization of Marine Waste: Use of Industrial By-Products and Beach Wrack Towards the Production of High Added-Value Products
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Rudovica, Vita, Rotter, Ana, Gaudêncio, Susana P., Novoveská, Lucie, Akgül, Füsun, Akslen-Hoel, Linn Kristin, Alexandrino, Diogo A. M., Anne, Olga, Arbidans, Lauris, Atanassova, Miroslava, Bełdowska, Magdalena, Bełdowski, Jacek, Bhatnagar, Amit, Bikovens, Oskars, Bisters, Valdis, Carvalho, Maria F., Catalá, Teresa S., Dubnika, Arita, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, Ferrans, Laura, Haznedaroglu, Berat Z., Setyobudi, Roy Hendroko, Graca, Bożena, Grinfelde, Inga, Hogland, William, Ioannou, Efstathia, Jani, Yahya, Kataržytė, Marija, Kikionis, Stefanos, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Kriipsalu, Mait, Labidi, Jalel, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Martínez-Sanz, Marta, Oliveira, Juliana, Ozola-Davidane, Ruta, Pilecka-Ulcugaceva, Jovita, Pospiskova, Kristyna, Rebours, Céline, Roussis, Vassilios, López-Rubio, Amparo, Safarik, Ivo, Schmieder, Frank, Stankevica, Karina, Tamm, Toomas, Tasdemir, Deniz, Torres, Cristiana, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, Vincevica-Gaile, Zane, Zekker, Ivar, Burlakovs, Juris, Rudovica, Vita, Rotter, Ana, Gaudêncio, Susana P., Novoveská, Lucie, Akgül, Füsun, Akslen-Hoel, Linn Kristin, Alexandrino, Diogo A. M., Anne, Olga, Arbidans, Lauris, Atanassova, Miroslava, Bełdowska, Magdalena, Bełdowski, Jacek, Bhatnagar, Amit, Bikovens, Oskars, Bisters, Valdis, Carvalho, Maria F., Catalá, Teresa S., Dubnika, Arita, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, Ferrans, Laura, Haznedaroglu, Berat Z., Setyobudi, Roy Hendroko, Graca, Bożena, Grinfelde, Inga, Hogland, William, Ioannou, Efstathia, Jani, Yahya, Kataržytė, Marija, Kikionis, Stefanos, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Kriipsalu, Mait, Labidi, Jalel, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Martínez-Sanz, Marta, Oliveira, Juliana, Ozola-Davidane, Ruta, Pilecka-Ulcugaceva, Jovita, Pospiskova, Kristyna, Rebours, Céline, Roussis, Vassilios, López-Rubio, Amparo, Safarik, Ivo, Schmieder, Frank, Stankevica, Karina, Tamm, Toomas, Tasdemir, Deniz, Torres, Cristiana, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, Vincevica-Gaile, Zane, Zekker, Ivar, and Burlakovs, Juris
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Biomass is defined as organic matter from living organisms represented in all kingdoms. It is recognized to be an excellent source of proteins, polysaccharides and lipids and, as such, embodies a tailored feedstock for new products and processes to apply in green industries. The industrial processes focused on the valorization of terrestrial biomass are well established, but marine sources still represent an untapped resource. Oceans and seas occupy over 70% of the Earth’s surface and are used intensively in worldwide economies through the fishery industry, as logistical routes, for mining ores and exploitation of fossil fuels, among others. All these activities produce waste. The other source of unused biomass derives from the beach wrack or washed-ashore organic material, especially in highly eutrophicated marine ecosystems. The development of high-added-value products from these side streams has been given priority in recent years due to the detection of a broad range of biopolymers, multiple nutrients and functional compounds that could find applications for human consumption or use in livestock/pet food, pharmaceutical and other industries. This review comprises a broad thematic approach in marine waste valorization, addressing the main achievements in marine biotechnology for advancing the circular economy, ranging from bioremediation applications for pollution treatment to energy and valorization for biomedical applications. It also includes a broad overview of the valorization of side streams in three selected case study areas: Norway, Scotland, and the Baltic Sea.
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- 2021
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30. The Essentials of Marine Biotechnology
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Slovenian Research Agency, Research Council of Norway, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Interreg, Cabildo de Tenerife, Universidad de La Laguna, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), National Science Centre (Poland), Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (Ireland), European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Rotter, Ana, Barbier, Michéle, Bertoni, Francesco, Bones, Atle M., Cancela, M. Leonor, Carlsson, Jens, Carvalho, Maria F., Cegłowska, Marta, Chirivella-Martorell, Jerónimo, Conk Dalay, Meltem, Cueto, Mercedes, Dailianis, Thanos, Deniz, Irem, Díaz-Marrero, Ana R., Drakulovic, Dragana, Dubnika, Arita, Edwards, Christine, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, Erdogan, Aysegül, Eroldogan, Orhan Tufan, Ezra, David, Fazi, Stefano, FitzGerald, Richard J., Gargan, Laura M., Gaudêncio, Susana P., Gligora Udovic, Marija, Ivoševic DeNardis, Nadica, Jónsdóttir, Rósa, Kataržytė, Marija, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Ktari, Leila, Ljubešić, Zrinka, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Mandalakis, Manolis, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, Matijošyte, Inga, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Mehiri, Mohamed, Laurentius Nielsen, Søren, Novoveská, Lucie, Overlingé, Donata, Perale, Guiseppe, Ramasamy, Praveen, Rebours, Céline, Reinsch, Thorsten, Reyes, Fernando, Rinkevich, Baruch, Robbens, Johan, Röttinger, Eric, Rudovica, Vita, Sabotic, Jerica, Safarik, Ivo, Talve, Siret, Tasdemir, Deniz, Theodotou Schneider, Xenia, Thomas, Olivier P., Torunska-Sitarz, Anna, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, Vasquez, Marlen I., Slovenian Research Agency, Research Council of Norway, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Interreg, Cabildo de Tenerife, Universidad de La Laguna, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), National Science Centre (Poland), Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (Ireland), European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Rotter, Ana, Barbier, Michéle, Bertoni, Francesco, Bones, Atle M., Cancela, M. Leonor, Carlsson, Jens, Carvalho, Maria F., Cegłowska, Marta, Chirivella-Martorell, Jerónimo, Conk Dalay, Meltem, Cueto, Mercedes, Dailianis, Thanos, Deniz, Irem, Díaz-Marrero, Ana R., Drakulovic, Dragana, Dubnika, Arita, Edwards, Christine, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, Erdogan, Aysegül, Eroldogan, Orhan Tufan, Ezra, David, Fazi, Stefano, FitzGerald, Richard J., Gargan, Laura M., Gaudêncio, Susana P., Gligora Udovic, Marija, Ivoševic DeNardis, Nadica, Jónsdóttir, Rósa, Kataržytė, Marija, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Ktari, Leila, Ljubešić, Zrinka, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Mandalakis, Manolis, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, Matijošyte, Inga, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Mehiri, Mohamed, Laurentius Nielsen, Søren, Novoveská, Lucie, Overlingé, Donata, Perale, Guiseppe, Ramasamy, Praveen, Rebours, Céline, Reinsch, Thorsten, Reyes, Fernando, Rinkevich, Baruch, Robbens, Johan, Röttinger, Eric, Rudovica, Vita, Sabotic, Jerica, Safarik, Ivo, Talve, Siret, Tasdemir, Deniz, Theodotou Schneider, Xenia, Thomas, Olivier P., Torunska-Sitarz, Anna, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, and Vasquez, Marlen I.
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Coastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (e.g., fishing, food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors (ocean energy, desalination for water supply, and seabed mining). Modern societies and lifestyle resulted in an increased demand for dietary diversity, better health and well-being, new biomedicines, natural cosmeceuticals, environmental conservation, and sustainable energy sources. These societal needs stimulated the interest of researchers on the diverse and underexplored marine environments as promising and sustainable sources of biomolecules and biomass, and they are addressed by the emerging field of marine (blue) biotechnology. Blue biotechnology provides opportunities for a wide range of initiatives of commercial interest for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetic, nutraceutical, food, feed, agricultural, and related industries. This article synthesizes the essence, opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges encountered in marine biotechnology and outlines the attainment and valorization of directly derived or bio-inspired products from marine organisms. First, the concept of bioeconomy is introduced. Then, the diversity of marine bioresources including an overview of the most prominent marine organisms and their potential for biotechnological uses are described. This is followed by introducing methodologies for exploration of these resources and the main use case scenarios in energy, food and feed, agronomy, bioremediation and climate change, cosmeceuticals, bio-inspired materials, healthcare, and well-being sectors. The key aspects in the fields of legislation and funding are provided, with the emphasis on the importance of communication and stakeholder engagement at all levels of biotechnology development. Finally, vital overarching concepts, such as the quadruple helix and Responsible Research and Innovation principle are highlighted as important to follow within th
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31. Valorization of marine waste: use of Industrial by-products and beach wrack towards the production of high added-value products
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European Commission, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), Rudovica, Vita, Rotter, Ana, Gaudêncio, Susana P., Novoveská, Lucie, Akgül, Füsun, Akslen-Hoel, Linn Kristin, Alexandrino, Diogo A. M., Anne, Olga, Arbidans, Lauris, Atanassova, Miroslava, Bełdowska, Magdalena, Bełdowski, Jacek, Bhatnagar, Amit, Bikovens, Oskars, Bisters, Valdis, Carvalho, Maria F., Catalá, Teresa S., Dubnika, Arita, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, Ferrans, Laura, Haznedaroglu, Berat Z., Hendroko Setyobudi, Roy, Graca, Bożena, Grinfelde, Inga, Hogland, William, Ioannou, Efstathia, Jani, Yahya, Kataržytė, Marija, Kikionis, Stefanos, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Kriipsalu, Mait, Labidi, Jalel, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Martínez Sanz, Marta, Oliveira, Juliana, Ozola-Davidane, Ruta, Pilecka-Ulcugaceva, Jovita, Pospiskova, Kristyna, Rebours, Céline, Roussis, Vassilios, López-Rubio, Amparo, Safarik, Ivo, Schmieder, Frank, Stankevica, Karina, Tamm, Toomas, Tasdemir, Deniz, Torres, Cristiana, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, Vincevica-Gaile, Zane, Zekker, Ivar, Burlakovs, Juris, European Commission, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), Rudovica, Vita, Rotter, Ana, Gaudêncio, Susana P., Novoveská, Lucie, Akgül, Füsun, Akslen-Hoel, Linn Kristin, Alexandrino, Diogo A. M., Anne, Olga, Arbidans, Lauris, Atanassova, Miroslava, Bełdowska, Magdalena, Bełdowski, Jacek, Bhatnagar, Amit, Bikovens, Oskars, Bisters, Valdis, Carvalho, Maria F., Catalá, Teresa S., Dubnika, Arita, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, Ferrans, Laura, Haznedaroglu, Berat Z., Hendroko Setyobudi, Roy, Graca, Bożena, Grinfelde, Inga, Hogland, William, Ioannou, Efstathia, Jani, Yahya, Kataržytė, Marija, Kikionis, Stefanos, Klun, Katja, Kotta, Jonne, Kriipsalu, Mait, Labidi, Jalel, Lukić Bilela, Lada, Martínez Sanz, Marta, Oliveira, Juliana, Ozola-Davidane, Ruta, Pilecka-Ulcugaceva, Jovita, Pospiskova, Kristyna, Rebours, Céline, Roussis, Vassilios, López-Rubio, Amparo, Safarik, Ivo, Schmieder, Frank, Stankevica, Karina, Tamm, Toomas, Tasdemir, Deniz, Torres, Cristiana, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, Vincevica-Gaile, Zane, Zekker, Ivar, and Burlakovs, Juris
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Biomass is defined as organic matter from living organisms represented in all kingdoms. It is recognized to be an excellent source of proteins, polysaccharides and lipids and, as such, embodies a tailored feedstock for new products and processes to apply in green industries. The industrial processes focused on the valorization of terrestrial biomass are well established, but marine sources still represent an untapped resource. Oceans and seas occupy over 70% of the Earth’s surface and are used intensively in worldwide economies through the fishery industry, as logistical routes, for mining ores and exploitation of fossil fuels, among others. All these activities produce waste. The other source of unused biomass derives from the beach wrack or washed-ashore organic material, especially in highly eutrophicated marine ecosystems. The development of high-added-value products from these side streams has been given priority in recent years due to the detection of a broad range of biopolymers, multiple nutrients and functional compounds that could find applications for human consumption or use in livestock/pet food, pharmaceutical and other industries. This review comprises a broad thematic approach in marine waste valorization, addressing the main achievements in marine biotechnology for advancing the circular economy, ranging from bioremediation applications for pollution treatment to energy and valorization for biomedical applications. It also includes a broad overview of the valorization of side streams in three selected case study areas: Norway, Scotland, and the Baltic Sea.
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32. A New Network for the Advancement of Marine Biotechnology in Europe and Beyond
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Rotter, Ana, Bacu, Ariola, Barbier, Michèle, Bertoni, Francesco, Bones, Atle M., Cancela, M. Leonor, Carlsson, Jens, Carvalho, Maria F., Cegłowska, Marta, Dalay, Meltem Conk, Dailianis, Thanos, Deniz, Irem, Drakulovic, Dragana, Dubnika, Arita, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, Eroldoğan, Orhan Tufan, Ezra, David, Fazi, Stefano, FitzGerald, Richard J., Gargan, Laura M., Gaudêncio, Susana P., Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica, Joksimovic, Danijela, Kataržytė, Marija, Kotta, Jonne, Mandalakis, Manolis, Matijošytė, Inga, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, Mehiri, Mohamed, Nielsen, Søren Laurentius, Novoveská, Lucie, Overlingė, Donata, Portman, Michelle E., Pyrc, Krzysztof, Rebours, Céline, Reinsch, Thorsten, Reyes, Fernando, Rinkevich, Baruch, Robbens, Johan, Rudovica, Vita, Sabotič, Jerica, Safarik, Ivo, Talve, Siret, Tasdemir, Deniz, Schneider, Xenia Theodotou, Thomas, Olivier P., Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, Vasquez, Marlen I., Rotter, Ana, Bacu, Ariola, Barbier, Michèle, Bertoni, Francesco, Bones, Atle M., Cancela, M. Leonor, Carlsson, Jens, Carvalho, Maria F., Cegłowska, Marta, Dalay, Meltem Conk, Dailianis, Thanos, Deniz, Irem, Drakulovic, Dragana, Dubnika, Arita, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, Eroldoğan, Orhan Tufan, Ezra, David, Fazi, Stefano, FitzGerald, Richard J., Gargan, Laura M., Gaudêncio, Susana P., Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica, Joksimovic, Danijela, Kataržytė, Marija, Kotta, Jonne, Mandalakis, Manolis, Matijošytė, Inga, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, Mehiri, Mohamed, Nielsen, Søren Laurentius, Novoveská, Lucie, Overlingė, Donata, Portman, Michelle E., Pyrc, Krzysztof, Rebours, Céline, Reinsch, Thorsten, Reyes, Fernando, Rinkevich, Baruch, Robbens, Johan, Rudovica, Vita, Sabotič, Jerica, Safarik, Ivo, Talve, Siret, Tasdemir, Deniz, Schneider, Xenia Theodotou, Thomas, Olivier P., Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, and Vasquez, Marlen I.
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Marine organisms produce a vast diversity of metabolites with biological activities useful for humans, e.g., cytotoxic, antioxidant, anti-microbial, insecticidal, herbicidal, anticancer, pro-osteogenic and pro-regenerative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, cholesterol-lowering, nutritional, photoprotective, horticultural or other beneficial properties. These metabolites could help satisfy the increasing demand for alternative sources of nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals, food, feed, and novel bio-based products. In addition, marine biomass itself can serve as the source material for the production of various bulk commodities (e.g., biofuels, bioplastics, biomaterials). The sustainable exploitation of marine bio-resources and the development of biomolecules and polymers are also known as the growing field of marine biotechnology. Up to now, over 35,000 natural products have been characterized from marine organisms, but many more are yet to be uncovered, as the vast diversity of biota in the marine systems remains largely unexplored. Since marine biotechnology is still in its infancy, there is a need to create effective, operational, inclusive, sustainable, transnational and transdisciplinary networks with a serious and ambitious commitment for knowledge transfer, training provision, dissemination of best practices and identification of the emerging technological trends through science communication activities. A collaborative (net)work is today compelling to provide innovative solutions and products that can be commercialized to contribute to the circular bioeconomy. This perspective article highlights the importance of establishing such collaborative frameworks using the example of Ocean4Biotech, an Action within the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) that connects all and any stakeholders with an interest in marine biotechnology in Europe and beyond.
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33. The Essentials of Marine Biotechnology
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Rotter, Ana, primary, Barbier, Michéle, additional, Bertoni, Francesco, additional, Bones, Atle M., additional, Cancela, M. Leonor, additional, Carlsson, Jens, additional, Carvalho, Maria F., additional, Cegłowska, Marta, additional, Chirivella-Martorell, Jerónimo, additional, Conk Dalay, Meltem, additional, Cueto, Mercedes, additional, Dailianis, Thanos, additional, Deniz, Irem, additional, Díaz-Marrero, Ana R., additional, Drakulovic, Dragana, additional, Dubnika, Arita, additional, Edwards, Christine, additional, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, additional, Erdoǧan, Ayşegül, additional, Eroldoǧan, Orhan Tufan, additional, Ezra, David, additional, Fazi, Stefano, additional, FitzGerald, Richard J., additional, Gargan, Laura M., additional, Gaudêncio, Susana P., additional, Gligora Udovič, Marija, additional, Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica, additional, Jónsdóttir, Rósa, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Klun, Katja, additional, Kotta, Jonne, additional, Ktari, Leila, additional, Ljubešić, Zrinka, additional, Lukić Bilela, Lada, additional, Mandalakis, Manolis, additional, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, additional, Matijošytė, Inga, additional, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, additional, Mehiri, Mohamed, additional, Nielsen, Søren Laurentius, additional, Novoveská, Lucie, additional, Overlingė, Donata, additional, Perale, Giuseppe, additional, Ramasamy, Praveen, additional, Rebours, Céline, additional, Reinsch, Thorsten, additional, Reyes, Fernando, additional, Rinkevich, Baruch, additional, Robbens, Johan, additional, Röttinger, Eric, additional, Rudovica, Vita, additional, Sabotič, Jerica, additional, Safarik, Ivo, additional, Talve, Siret, additional, Tasdemir, Deniz, additional, Theodotou Schneider, Xenia, additional, Thomas, Olivier P., additional, Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, additional, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, additional, and Vasquez, Marlen I., additional
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34. Skip the Dip—Avoid the Risk? Integrated Microbiological Water Quality Assessment in the South-Eastern Baltic Sea Coastal Waters
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Gyraite, Greta, primary, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Overlingė, Donata, additional, Vaičiūtė, Diana, additional, Jonikaitė, Eglė, additional, and Schernewski, Gerald, additional
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35. A New Network for the Advancement of Marine Biotechnology in Europe and Beyond
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Rotter, Ana, primary, Bacu, Ariola, additional, Barbier, Michèle, additional, Bertoni, Francesco, additional, Bones, Atle M., additional, Cancela, M. Leonor, additional, Carlsson, Jens, additional, Carvalho, Maria F., additional, Cegłowska, Marta, additional, Dalay, Meltem Conk, additional, Dailianis, Thanos, additional, Deniz, Irem, additional, Drakulovic, Dragana, additional, Dubnika, Arita, additional, Einarsson, Hjörleifur, additional, Erdoğan, Ayşegül, additional, Eroldoğan, Orhan Tufan, additional, Ezra, David, additional, Fazi, Stefano, additional, FitzGerald, Richard J., additional, Gargan, Laura M., additional, Gaudêncio, Susana P., additional, Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica, additional, Joksimovic, Danijela, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Kotta, Jonne, additional, Mandalakis, Manolis, additional, Matijošytė, Inga, additional, Mazur-Marzec, Hanna, additional, Massa-Gallucci, Alexia, additional, Mehiri, Mohamed, additional, Nielsen, Søren Laurentius, additional, Novoveská, Lucie, additional, Overlingė, Donata, additional, Portman, Michelle E., additional, Pyrc, Krzysztof, additional, Rebours, Céline, additional, Reinsch, Thorsten, additional, Reyes, Fernando, additional, Rinkevich, Baruch, additional, Robbens, Johan, additional, Rudovica, Vita, additional, Sabotič, Jerica, additional, Safarik, Ivo, additional, Talve, Siret, additional, Tasdemir, Deniz, additional, Schneider, Xenia Theodotou, additional, Thomas, Olivier P., additional, Toruńska-Sitarz, Anna, additional, Varese, Giovanna Cristina, additional, and Vasquez, Marlen I., additional
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36. Indicator-Based Sustainability Assessment Tool to Support Coastal and Marine Management
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Karnauskaitė, Donalda, Schernewski, Gerald, Støttrup, Josianne G., and Kataržytė, Marija
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public participation ,decision support tool ,Decision support tool ,sustainable development ,Environmental effects of industries and plants ,systems approach framework ,TJ807-830 ,Systems approach framework ,Public participation ,TD194-195 ,Renewable energy sources ,Environmental sciences ,integrated coastal zonemanagement ,stakeholder ,integrated coastal zone management ,Sustainable development ,Stakeholder ,Integrated coastal zonemanagement ,GE1-350 ,SDG 14 - Life Below Water - Abstract
The applied Indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool (InSAT) serves as a user-friendly computer-aided tool to support coastal and marine management. Focus is on sustainable coastal development, including environmental, social, and economic aspects. We apply the InSAT to assess the changes in sustainability before, during, and after the implementation of management measures. The assessments address three case studies in Lithuania: the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Klaipeda, the renewal of the port of Sventoji, and the opening of a beach in Nida. The application of core and optional indicators highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the management measures. We analyze to what extent, how, and when the InSAT can be applied within a stepwise Systems Approach Framework (SAF) to support sustainable coastal and marine management. Further, we assess how the tool can be applied within other integrated approaches. The application of tailor-made indicators helps to identify potential conflicts and raise discussions about sustainable development between stakeholders and decision-makers and therefore supports the decision-making process. The tool indicates the management measures' weaknesses, but the assessment results do not indicate what kind of solutions should be undertaken. However, it can still serve to support, guide, and supplement the participation and discussion processes.
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37. Microorganisms associated with charophytes under different salinity conditions
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Kataržytė, Marija, Vaičiūtė, Diana, Bučas, Martynas, Gyraitė, Greta, and Petkuvienė, Jolita
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38. Measuring and comparing the sustainability of coastal tourism destinations in Germany, Lithuania, and Indonesia
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Schumacher, Johanna, primary, Schernewski, Gerald, additional, Karnauskaitė, Donalda, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Pakleppa, Stefanie, additional, Pape, Kathrin, additional, Schönwald, Silke, additional, and Völzke, Matthias, additional
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39. Establishing new bathing sites at the Curonian Lagoon coast: an ecological-social-economic assessment
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Schernewski, Gerald, primary, Baltranaitė, Egle, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Balčiūnas, Arūnas, additional, Čerkasova, Natalija, additional, and Mėžinė, Jovita, additional
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40. Promoting marine science: International science camp as a platform
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Kataržytė, Marija, primary, Hille, Sven, additional, and Terlecka, Regina, additional
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41. Charophytes in the estuarine Curonian Lagoon: Have the changes in diversity, abundance and distribution occurred since the late 1940s?
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Sinkevičienė, Zofija, primary, Bučas, Martynas, additional, Ilginė, Raimonda, additional, Vaičiūtė, Diana, additional, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, and Petkuvienė, Jolita, additional
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42. Lietuvos požeminių grybų įvairovė, paplitimas ir saitai su smulkiaisiais žinduoliais
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Kataržytė, Marija, Kutorga, Ernestas, Kasparavičius, Jonas, Rukšėnienė, Jonė, Rančelis, Vytautas Petras, Adamonytė, Gražina, Motiejūnaitė, Jurga, Naujalis, Jonas Remigijus, Ulevičius, Alius, and Vilnius University
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Mikorizinių grybų bendrijos ,Smulkiųjų žinduolių mikofagija ,Hypogeous fungi ,mycorrhizal fungi communities ,small mammal mycophagy ,Požeminiai grybai ,Mycorrhizal fungi communities ,fungi ,Small mammal mycophagy ,Biology - Abstract
Hypogeous fungi perform various functions in the forest ecosystems, they form the mycorrhizal relationship with plants and serve as the food source of some animals. Main aims of this dissertation were to ascertain the diversity and distribution of hypogeous fungi in Lithuania, to compare the communities of hypogeous and epigeous mycorrhizal fungi, and to explore the composition of fungi in small mammal diet. Using various research methods (an analysis of the literature data, the critical examination of the herbarium specimens, the search of the fruit-bodies by raking the soil, an examination of the fecal pellets of small mammals) in total 29 species of hypogeous fungi have been ascertained in Lithuania. The taxonomic structure, distribution and fructification phenology of hypogeous fungi has been analysed. The data on the structure and dynamics of communities of hypogeous and epigeous mycorrhizal fungi in spruce, oak and mixed tree stands were presented. The influence of abiotic and biotic factors on the species composition and fructification of fungi was assessed. The peculiarities of small mammal mycophagy in different tree stands were described. Požeminiai grybai atlieka įvairias funkcijas miško ekosistemose, sudaro mikorizes su augalais ir yra kai kurių gyvūnų maisto šaltinis. Disertacinio darbo pagrindiniai tikslai buvo išaiškinti Lietuvos požeminių grybų rūšių įvairovę ir paplitimą, palyginti mikorizinių požeminių ir antžeminių grybų bendrijas, išaiškinti grybų sudėtį smulkiųjų žinduolių maisto racione. Pritaikius skirtingus tyrimo metodus (literatūros duomenų analizę, kritišką herbariuminių pavyzdžių tyrimą, grybų vaisiakūnių paiešką grėbliukais suardytame dirvožemyje, smulkiųjų žinduolių ekskrementų tyrimą), nustatyta, kad dabar Lietuvoje žinomos 29 požeminių grybų rūšys. Išnagrinėta požeminių grybų taksonominė struktūra, paplitimas ir fruktifikacijos fenologija. Pateikti duomenys apie požeminių ir antžeminių mikorizinių makromicetų bendrijų struktūrą ir dinamiką eglynuose, ąžuolyne ir mišriame medyne. Įvertinta abiotinių ir biotinių veiksnių įtaka grybų rūšių sudėčiai ir fruktifikacijai. Išnagrinėti kai kurių smulkiųjų žinduolių mikofagijos ypatumai skirtingos sudėties medynuose.
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43. Hypogeous fungi of Lithuania: a preliminary checklist
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Kutorga, Ernestas, primary and Kataržytė, Marija, additional
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44. Is small mammal mycophagy relevant for truffle cultivation?
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Urban, Alexander, primary, Kataržytė, Marija, additional, Schickman, Susanne, additional, Kräutler, Katharina, additional, and Pla, Tony, additional
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45. Is small mammal mycophagy relevant for truffle cultivation?
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URBAN, ALEXANDER, KATARŽYTĖ, MARIJA, SCHICKMANN, SUSANNE, KRÄUTLER, KATHARINA, and PLA, TONY
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The role of mycophagous small mammals as vectors of hypogeous fungi is well established. However, little is known about dispersal of gourmet truffle species by mammal vectors, or about the potential role of mycophagy in truffle plantations. We hypothesize that small mammal mycophagy contributes to the productivity of truffle plantations by providing inoculum for truffle mycelium establishment and mating. Spread of non-desired competitors of gourmet truffles is a potential adverse effect of small mammal mycophagy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Small mammal mycophagy in hemiboreal forest communities of Lithuania.
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Kataržytė, Marija and Kutorga, Ernestas
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The diets of small mammals in different hemiboreal spruce-dominated, oak-dominated and mixed forests in western part of Lithuania were studied by examination of fungal spores in fresh fecal pellets of caught animals. In the diets of mice ( Apodemus spp.), bank voles ( Myodes glareolus), and common and pygmy shrews ( Sorex araneus and S. minutus), 22 different fungal taxa were identified, 15 of which were hypogeous fungi. The sporocarp abundance and the spores in fecal samples of Elaphomyces fungi prevailed in study area during this investigation. Although most of the captured individuals consumed fungi, the consumption varied among small mammal species. The data show that the fungi were more frequent and taxonomically diverse in Myodes glareolus than in Apodemus spp. diets. The study provided evidence that the fungal component in the diets of insectivorous Sorex species is more diverse than previously known. The availability of sporocarps and the fungal component in the diets of small mammals showed seasonal effects. Annual hypogeous and epigeous sporocarp abundances did not vary significantly across forest types. The significant difference in mycophagy was observed across all forest cover types, with the greatest fungal diversity in fecal samples collected in mixed coniferous-deciduous tree stands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. DIVERSITY OF HYPOGEOUS FUNGI IN THE DIET OF SMALL MAMMALS IN LITHUANIAN FORESTS.
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Kataržytė, Marija and Kutorga, Ernestas
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Diversity of hypogeous fungi species was investigated in the diet of small mammals captured in various forests of Lithuania. The spores of at least 13 taxa belonging to 9 genera and 3 orders (Zygomycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota) were observed in faecal pellets of rodents (Apodemus spp., Clethrionomys glareolus) and insectivores (Sorex sp.). The spores of Elaphomyces, Glomus, and Genea have been observed most frequently. Four genera, Chamonixia, Genea, Glomus, and Pachyphloeus, are reported as new for Lithuania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Phylogeny-based comparative genomics of Vibrio vulnificus links genetic traits to pathogenicity
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Delgado, Luis Fernando, Riedinger, David J., Fernández-Juárez, Victor, P. R. Herlemann, Daniel, Sperlea, Theodor, Pansch, Christian, Kataržytė, Marija, Bruck, Florian, Ahrens, Alwin, Rakowski, Marcin, Piwosz, Kasia, Stevenson, Angela, Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Gyraitė, Greta, Schulz-Bull, Detlef, Benterbusch-Brockmöller, Heike, Dupke, Susann, Scholz, Holger, Kube, Sandra, Riemann, Lasse, Labrenz, Matthias, Andersson, Anders F., Delgado, Luis Fernando, Riedinger, David J., Fernández-Juárez, Victor, P. R. Herlemann, Daniel, Sperlea, Theodor, Pansch, Christian, Kataržytė, Marija, Bruck, Florian, Ahrens, Alwin, Rakowski, Marcin, Piwosz, Kasia, Stevenson, Angela, Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Gyraitė, Greta, Schulz-Bull, Detlef, Benterbusch-Brockmöller, Heike, Dupke, Susann, Scholz, Holger, Kube, Sandra, Riemann, Lasse, Labrenz, Matthias, and Andersson, Anders F.
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Vibrio vulnificus is a natural part of the microbiome of brackish waters worldwide. It is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe infections and septicemia via consumption of seafood or through wound infections. The species possess diverse virulence factors, yet its precise disease mechanism remains undefined. Comparative genomics between clinical and environmental isolates offers a means to identify key virulence genes, but the scarcity of environmental isolates for V. vulnificus has constituted a significant limitation. Here we sequenced genomes of 82 V. vulnificus isolates from water, sediment and seagrass surface from stations along the Baltic Sea coast and complemented these with 208 and 117 previously sequenced clinical and environmental genomes, respectively, in a comparative analysis. Phylogenetic reconstruction corroborated earlier analysis with four main lineages forming within the species. Strains from the Baltic Sea region were confined to certain phylogenetic lineages (L4 and sublineages L2c and L2e) whereas clinical and environmental strains were found in all lineages, indicting that the phylogenetic structure of V. vulnificus reflects adaptations to specific environmental conditions rather than pathogenicity. Employing orthologue enrichment analysis in a phylogenetic framework using the PhyloBOTL pipeline developed in this work revealed 58 significantly enriched orthologs in clinical compared to environmental isolates. These orthologs were grouped into 18 co-localisation clusters based on the corresponding genes’ proximity in the genomes. The co-localisation clusters entailed clusters with 1 genes previously linked with pathogenicity in V. vulnificus, such as genes for capsular polysaccharide (CPS) synthesis and biofilm formation, but also clusters with genes not previously associated with virulence in the species. Examples of the latter were genes for pilus biosynthesis of the usher-chaperone (CU) pathway, for spermidine synthesis, and f, QC 20240514
49. Hypogeous fungi of Lithuania: a preliminary checklist
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Kutorga, Ernestas, Kataržytė, Marija, Kutorga, Ernestas, and Kataržytė, Marija
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The paper reports on hypogeous fungi known from Lithuania, and data on their habitats, phenology, and distribution. References on the collections kept in the herbaria are also pointed out. The information is based on literature data and re-examination of all available voucher specimens. 22 species (12 genera, 3 phyla) recorded from 124 localities are presented in a preliminary checklist.
50. Is small mammal mycophagy relevant for truffle cultivation?
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Urban, Alexander, Kataržytė, Marija, Schickman, Susanne, Kräutler, Katharina, Pla, Tony, Urban, Alexander, Kataržytė, Marija, Schickman, Susanne, Kräutler, Katharina, and Pla, Tony
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The role of small mammal mycophagy as vectors of hypogeous fungi is well established. However, little is known about dispersal of gourmet truffle species by mammal vectors, or about the potential role of mycophagy in truffle plantations. We hypothesize that small mammal mycophagy contributes to the productivity of truffle plantations by providing inoculum for truffle mycelium establishment and mating. Spread of non-desired competitors of gourmet truffles is a potential adverse effect of small mammal mycophagy.
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