Seasonal Changes in the Tetrodotoxin Content of the Flatworm Planocera multitentaculata
Marine Drugs, 2017 Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin that acts specifically on voltage-gated sodium channels on excitable membranes of muscle and nerve tissues. The biosynthetic process for TTX is unclear, although marine bacteria are generally thought to be the ...
Shiro Itoi, Sugita Haruo, Itoi Shiro
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Toxic Flatworm Egg Plates Serve as a Possible Source of Tetrodotoxin for Pufferfish
Toxins, 2019 The pufferfish Takifugu niphobles (at present Takifugu alboplumbeus) possesses highly concentrated tetrodotoxin (TTX), an extremely potent neurotoxin that provides effective protection from predators, at least at the larval stages. However, the source of
Haruo Sugita, Taiki Okabe, Rei Suo
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TTX-Bearing Planocerid Flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Acotylea) in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Marine Drugs, 2018 Polyclad flatworms comprise a highly diverse and cosmopolitan group of marine turbellarians. Although some species of the genera Planocera and Stylochoplana are known to be tetrodotoxin (TTX)-bearing, there are few new reports.
Haruo Sugita +2 more
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Tracking karyotype dynamics by flow cytometry reveals de novo chromosome duplications in laboratory cultures of Macrostomum lignano [PDF]
Biology OpenStijn Mouton +2 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Because parasites have an inextricable relationship with their host, they have the potential to serve as viral reservoirs or facilitate virus host shifts.
Nolwenn M. Dheilly +3 more
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Animals, 2021 Fasciolosis caused by Fasciola hepatica is a major global disease of livestock and an important neglected helminthiasis of humans. Infection arises when encysted metacercariae are ingested by the mammalian host. Within the intestine, the parasite excysts
Tara Barbour +4 more
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First Detection of Tetrodotoxins in the Cotylean Flatworm Prosthiostomum trilineatum
Marine Drugs, 2021 Several polyclad flatworm species are known to contain high levels of tetrodotoxin (TTX), but currently TTX-bearing flatworms seem to be restricted to specific Planocera lineages belonging to the suborder Acotylea.
Rei Suo +8 more
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Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Paragonimiasis is a food-borne infection caused by several species of the Paragonimus fluke. Clinical manifestations can mimic tuberculosis and contribute to diagnostic delay. We report a cluster of paragonimiasis in a community in Ecuador, where active
José C.N. Diaz +8 more
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The invasive New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari in France, the first record for Europe: time for action is now [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Non-indigenous terrestrial flatworms (Platyhelminthes) have been recorded in thirteen European countries. They include Bipalium kewense and Dolichoplana striata that are largely restricted to hothouses and may be regarded as non-invasive species.
Jean-Lou Justine +4 more
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Planarians, a Neglected Component of Biodiversity in Groundwaters
Diversity, 2021 Underground waters are still one of the most important sources of drinking water for the planet. Moreover, the fauna that inhabits these waters is still little known, even if it could be used as an effective bioindicator.
Benedetta Barzaghi +3 more
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