Algal ciguatoxin identified as source of ciguatera poisoning in the Caribbean

EM Mudge, CO Miles, L Ivanova, S Uhlig, KS James… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is a severe seafood-borne disease, caused by the consumption of
reef fish contaminated with Caribbean ciguatoxins (C-CTXs) in the Caribbean and tropical …

Ciguatera poisoning in French Polynesia: A review of the distribution and toxicity of Gambierdiscus spp., and related impacts on food web components and human …

M Chinain, CG Howell, M Roué, A Ung, K Henry… - Harmful algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) is a seafood poisoning highly prevalent in French Polynesia. This
illness results from the consumption of seafood contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) …

Faster ciguatoxin extraction methods for toxicity screening

CR Loeffler, A Spielmeyer - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is a severe global public health problem caused by the
consumption of seafood products contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs). The growing …

[HTML][HTML] Fish extract fractionation by solid phase extraction: Investigating co-occurring ciguatoxins by LC-MS/MS and N2a-bioassay

A Spielmeyer, V Blaschke, CR Loeffler - Separations, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are neurotoxic marine biotoxins capable of contaminating marine
organisms. Approximately 30 CTX analogues have been described; however, only a few …

Sensitive detection of Ciguatoxins using a neuroblastoma cell-based assay with voltage-gated potassium channel inhibitors

T Yokozeki, M Kawabata, K Fujita, M Hirama… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are neurotoxins responsible for ciguatera poisoning (CP), which affects
more than 50,000 people worldwide annually. The development of analytical methods to …

Detection of Extremely Low Level Ciguatoxins through Monitoring of Lithium Adduct Ions by Liquid Chromatography-Triple Quadrupole Tandem Mass Spectrometry

M Kobayashi, J Masuda, N Oshiro - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is the most common type of marine biotoxin food poisoning
worldwide, and it is caused by ciguatoxins (CTXs), thermostable polyether toxins produced …

[HTML][HTML] First purported images of ciguatoxin-3C by cryogenic and transmission electron microscopy

CR Loeffler, A Gadicherla - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024 - Elsevier
Marine biotoxins in seafood products are responsible for human illnesses and seafood
production losses. Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is the most commonly reported non-bacterial …