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Quantitation of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in Chilean Mussel using pyrenyldiazomethane as fluorescent labeling reagent [PDF]

open access: yesBiological Research, 2003
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) is a gastrointestinal disease caused by lipid soluble polyether toxins produced by dinoflagellates and accumulated in shellfish.
CARLOS GARCÍA   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Data series of hydrographic variables, potentially toxic phytoplankton and marine biotoxins in bivalves from open waters off the Basque coast (SE Bay of Biscay)Mendeley Data [PDF]

open access: yesData in Brief
Marine biotoxins produced by some potentially toxic phytoplankton species can accumulate in shellfish, posing a threat to human health through consumption.
Oihana Solaun   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Case Report: Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia. [PDF]

open access: yesAm J Trop Med Hyg, 2017
During the months of January–February and May–June 2013 coinciding with the red tide occurrence in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, six episodes involving 58 cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) or saxitoxin (STX) poisoning and resulting in four ...
Suleiman M, Jelip J, Rundi C, Chua TH.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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

SoundToxins: A Research and Monitoring Partnership for Harmful Phytoplankton in Washington State

open access: yesToxins, 2023
The more frequent occurrence of marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) and recent problems with newly-described toxins in Puget Sound have increased the risk for illness and have negatively impacted sustainable access to shellfish in Washington State. Marine
Vera L. Trainer, Teri L. King
doaj   +1 more source

A THEORETICAL ESTIMATION OF EXPOSURE TO SHELLFISH TOXINS OF DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS IN BULGARIA

open access: yesArchives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2021
Introduction. Shellfish poisoning could be caused by ingestion of shellfish contaminated by bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, pesticides, marine biotoxins etc. The objective of the study was to determine the theoretical human exposure to shellfish toxins
Zlatina V. PETEVA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

New evidence of pectenotoxins in farmed bivalve molluscs from Sardinia (Italy)

open access: yesItalian Journal of Food Safety, 2021
Several planktonic dinoflagellates can produce lipophilic phycotoxins that represent a significant threat to public health as well as to shellfish and fish farming.
Alessandro G. Mudadu   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH.

open access: yesEuromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2013
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) is defined as a bloom that has deleterious effects on plants, animals or humans. Marine algal toxins are responsible for an array of human illnesses associated with consumption of seafood or exposure to aerosolized toxins ...
Margherita Ferrante
doaj   +1 more source

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