Robert Mkuye

Robert Mkuye
Guangdong Ocean University · College of Fisheries

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Introduction
Plastic production and use are widespread and inevitable in everyday human life with an estimated global production of 359 million tons per year in 2018. Plastics with different polymers and sizes are being produced depending on their uses. Based on the sizes, plastics can be classified as macro, meso, and microplastic (MPs). MPs are plastics less than 5mm in size and they are being formed by either industrial production or with plastic debris fragmentation known as primary or secondary MPs.

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Fish venom has several biological activities, including enzyme activity, cytotoxicity, neurotoxicity, muscular toxicity, haemolytic, and cardiotoxicity, when they enter other species or a human being, they disrupt the physiological systems. Transcriptomic analysis of the fish venom glands revealed a large number of proteins relevant to the pharmaco...
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Analyses of the transcriptome and metabolome were conducted to clarify alterations of key genes and metabolites in pearl oysters following exposure to short-term hypoxic treatment. We totally detected 209 DEGs between the control and hypoxia groups. Enrichment analysis indicated the enrichment of GO terms including "oxidation-reduction process", "E...
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The presentation is on an overview of microplastics with regards to where have they been documented (quantitative overview) and what effects have been recorded (qualitative overview). Formation, transport, and exchange of microplastics between biota, air, sediment, and water have been discussed. Future prospects of microplastics have also been give...
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Many species, particularly marine organisms, are becoming more vulnerable to marine heatwaves due to climate change. Marine species anticipate perishing during marine heatwaves, but there is a growing interest in learning why some can resist. Using Pinctada maxima as a model species, we were able to clone a full-length cDNA encoding HSP90 with a ca...
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This review aims to explore the effects of microplastics and their corresponding additives on the physiological performances of marine bivalves together with their related genes. We identified gaps based on studies that were conducted on other organisms, and we conducted a comparative study on similar and relevant aspects for exploring future poten...

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I am interested to know if there is a significant relationship between microplastics ingestion and mortality in fish and shellfish alone (without co-exposure).

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microplastic pollution quantitative and qualitative evaluation.