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Investigation of Nematocyst Discharge in Parasitic Cnidarians (Myxozoa)

Creator:

Americus, Benjamin E.

Abstract:

Myxozoans are an enigmatic group of obligately parasitic, microscopic cnidarians. They diverged from their free-living relatives over 600 million years ago and have highly reduced genomes. However, they have retained nematocyst stinging cells which characterize the phylum Cnidaria. Free-living cnidarians utilize this cellular weaponry for defense and predation whereas the...

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Masters Thesis

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Benjamin Americus for the
Comminution of Fish Frame Byproduct: Impact on Constituent Solvent-Accessibility, Alkaline Protein Extraction, and Isoelectric Precipitation

Creator:

Gaspich, Bryan

Abstract:

The seafood industry has a problem of underutilization of harvested and processed fish. Up to 60% of the weight of the fish is considered a byproduct that is typically made into fishmeal for livestock and aquaculture feed, a low-value and non-food grade product. Two species that make up major fisheries...

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Masters Thesis

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-disposal-fish-wastes YÁÑEZ, E., BARJA, I., PAK, N., DONOSO, G., BALLESTER, D., MACCIONI, A., SPADA, R