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Detection of Diarrheic Shellfish Poisoning and Azaspiracids Toxins in Moroccan Mussels: Comparison of LC-MS Method with the Commercial Immunoassay Kit

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2008
Diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP) is one of recurrent gastrointestinal illnesses in Morocco, resulting from consumption of contaminated shellfish. In order to develop a rapid and reliable technique for toxins detection, we have compared the results ...
Aziz Fassouane   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extraction recoveries and stability of DSP toxins in naturally contaminated samples

open access: yesFood Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2009
During the last few years the occurrence of high percentage of esters of DSP toxins has been observed in shellfish from the Portuguese coast. Most of the commercial bivalves contain DSP toxins in ester forms, either acyl derivatives of okadaic acid (OA) or of dinophysistoxin-2 (DTX-2).
Rodrigues, Susana Margarida   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Harmful algae in the planktonic food web of the Baltic Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This study deals with algal species occurring commonly in the Baltic Sea: haptophyte Prymnesium parvum, dinoflagellates Dinophysis acuminata, D. norvegica and D. rotundata, and cyanobacterium Nodulariaspumigena.
Uronen, Pauliina
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Dinophysis Toxins: Causative Organisms, Distribution and Fate in Shellfish

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2014
Several Dinophysis species produce diarrhoetic toxins (okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins) and pectenotoxins, and cause gastointestinal illness, Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP), even at low cell densities (<103 cells·L−1). They are the main threat,
Beatriz Reguera   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of the rate and number of underreported deliberate self-poisoning attempts in western Iran in 2015 [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2017
OBJECTIVES Rates of attempted deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) are subject to undercounting, underreporting, and denial of the suicide attempt. In this study, we estimated the rate of underreported DSP, which is the most common method of attempted suicide
Mehdi Moradinazar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Cyanobacteria Blooms Enhance Parasite Loads in Lake Erie Yellow Perch? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Harmful Algal Blooms composed of cyanobacteria (HABs) are a major concern globally, especially in ecosystems that support commercial and recreational fisheries. Although HABs have been shown to negatively affect the services provided by ecosystems (e.g.,
Rude, Brady
core  

Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Associated with Mussels, British Columbia, Canada

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2013
In 2011, a Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) outbreak occurred in British Columbia (BC), Canada that was associated with cooked mussel consumption. This is the first reported DSP outbreak in BC.
Eleni Galanis   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Dinophysis species and associated okadaic acid in farmed shellfish: a two-year study from the western Mediterranean area

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Research, 2018
Diarrhoetic shellfish poisoning (DSP), an alimentary intoxication known to lead to intestinal symptoms, and caused by toxins produced by some dinoflagellates (including several Dinophysis), represents a serious threat to public health.
Bazzoni Anna Maria   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioaccumulation of Trace Metals in Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Mali Ston Bay during DSP Toxicity Episodes

open access: yesMolecules, 2015
The Croatian National Monitoring Program revealed the presence of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxicity in Mediterranean blue mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from breeding farms in southern Adriatic Sea through January to June 2011.
Ivana Ujević   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toxic Effects and Tumor Promotion Activity of Marine Phytoplankton Toxins: A Review

open access: yesToxins, 2022
Phytoplankton are photosynthetic microorganisms in aquatic environments that produce many bioactive substances. However, some of them are toxic to aquatic organisms via filter-feeding and are even poisonous to humans through the food chain.
Biswajita Pradhan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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