Gambierdiscus and Its Associated Toxins: A Minireview [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Gambierdiscus is a dinoflagellate genus widely distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions. Some members of this genus can produce a group of potent polycyclic polyether neurotoxins responsible for ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), one of the ...
Da-Zhi Wang, Ye-Hong Xin, Ming-Hua Wang
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Characterization of New Gambierones Produced by Gambierdiscus balechii 1123M1M10 [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 The benthic dinoflagellate genus Gambierdiscus is the primary producer of toxins responsible for ciguatera poisoning (CP), a food intoxication endemic in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.
Xiaowan Liu +7 more
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Risk of ciguatoxins is shaped by Gambierdiscus community structure. [PDF]
PLoS ONECiguatoxins (CTXs) are produced by marine microbial eukaryotes (Gambierdiscus/Fukuyoa, Dinophyta: Alveolata) that live epiphytically on macroalgae and other substrates. When CTXs accumulate in seafood they cause Ciguatera Poisoning (CP), which affects ca.
Kirsty F Smith +14 more
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Targeted Metabolite Fingerprints of Thirteen Gambierdiscus, Five Coolia and Two Fukuyoa Species [PDF]
Marine DrugsThe genus Gambierdiscus produces an array of bioactive hydrophilic and lipophilic secondary metabolites that range in mode of action and toxicity. In this study, the metabolite fingerprint was mapped for thirteen Gambierdiscus, five Coolia and two ...
J. Sam Murray +12 more
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Morphological, Toxicological, and Biochemical Characterization of Two Species of Gambierdiscus from Bahía de La Paz, Gulf of California [PDF]
Marine DrugsWe describe five new isolates of two Gambierdiscus species from Bahía de La Paz in the southern Gulf of California. Batch cultures of Gambierdiscus were established for morphological characterization using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron ...
Leyberth José Fernández-Herrera +7 more
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Model of the Origin of a Ciguatoxic Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus) [PDF]
Toxins, 2023 Published data were used to model the transfer of ciguatoxins (CTX) across three trophic levels of a marine food chain on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia, to produce a mildly toxic common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), one of the most ...
Michael J. Holmes, Richard J. Lewis
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Reviewing Evidence for Disturbance to Coral Reefs Increasing the Risk of Ciguatera [PDF]
ToxinsThe hypothesis that disturbance to coral reefs creates new surfaces that increase the risk of ciguatera is premised upon the increased algal substrates that develop on these surfaces being colonised by high ciguatoxin (CTX)-producing Gambierdiscus ...
Michael J. Holmes, Richard J. Lewis
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Revealing the Physiological Patterns of Dinoflagellates in North-Eastern Adriatic Phytoplankton. [PDF]
Ecol EvolUsing metatranscriptomics, we have described the annual taxonomic and functional succession of the phytoplankton community in the north‐eastern Adriatic Sea, taking into account the effects of environmental factors on succession. The results obtained in this way represent the first comprehensive physiological characterisation of the phytoplankton ...
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Marine Drugs, 2017 Species in the genus Gambierdiscus produce ciguatoxins (CTXs) and/or maitotoxins (MTXs), which may cause ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) in humans if contaminated fish are consumed. Species of Gambierdiscus have previously been isolated from macroalgae at
Lesley L Rhodes +2 more
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The Goldilocks Effect: The Role of Temperature in Influencing Dinoflagellate Growth [PDF]
Current: The Journal of Marine EducationCoral reef ecosystems, often referred to as the ‘rainforests of the sea,’ are vibrant ecosystems formed by millions of living coral polyps. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs deliver vital benefits, including shoreline ...
Mindy L. Richlen, Mary Carla Curran
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