Shallow, well-illuminated coastal waters from tropical to temperate latitudes are attractive environments for humans. Beaches and coral reefs have provided lodging and food to …
Dinoflagellate species belonging to the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa produce ciguatoxins (CTXs), potent neurotoxins that concentrate in fish causing ciguatera fish …
Background The marine epiphytic dinoflagellate genus Gambierdiscus produce toxins that cause ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP): one of the most significant seafood-borne illnesses …
L Soliño, PR Costa - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is one of the most devastating food-borne illnesses caused by fish consumption. Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are potent neurotoxins synthesized by the benthic …
Marine plastic debris provides a significant surface area for potential colonization by planktonic and benthic harmful microalgae and for the adsorption of their toxins …
M Chinain, CM Gatti, M Roué, HT Darius… - … , Life History and …, 2020 - novapublishers.com
Ciguatera poisoning results from the consumption of fish and marine invertebrates contaminated with lipid soluble toxins known as ciguatoxins (CTXs) that are produced by …
The genus Gambierdiscus produces ciguatera toxins, which has led to extensive studies of this genus. Epiphytic dinoflagellate cells were isolated from coralline macroalgae collected …
A Laza‐Martínez, H David, P Riobó… - Journal of Eukaryotic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A single cell of the dinoflagellate genus Fukuyoa was isolated from the island of Formentera (Balearic Islands, west Mediterranean Sea), cultured, and characterized by morphological …
Benthic dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus produce the ciguatoxin precursors responsible for the occurrence of ciguatera toxicity. The prevalence of ciguatera toxins in fish …