Pacific Oyster Resistance Evolution to Local Vibrio Pathogens

Experimental data from a study on the rapid evolutionary adaptation of invasive Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) to local Vibrio spp. pathogens. The dataset likely contains results from exposure experiments comparing two genetically distinct invasion sources in the North Sea, including resistance measurements under different temperature conditions. The data was produced by Carolin C. Wendling of the Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung and is available via paperswithcode.

Use Cases

• Modeling host resistance evolution based on exposure to sympatric and allopatric pathogen strains described in the study.
• Analyzing the genetic basis of disease resistance based on crosses between invasion sources mentioned in the description.
• Studying the effect of environmental temperature on disease outbreak patterns as referenced in the experimental design.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a controlled experimental study with two independent invasion sources, allowing for comparative analysis.
• The study design includes exposure to phylogenetically diverse Vibrio spp. pathogens, as stated in the description.
• Findings relate to a concrete hypothesis about invasive species success and pathogen burden reduction.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Carolin C. Wendling, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Collection Method

Likely contains experimental results from laboratory exposures of Pacific oysters to Vibrio spp. pathogens.

Geography

North Sea (relating to invasive Pacific oyster populations)