Harmful algal blooms pose a challenge regarding food safety due to their erratic nature and
forming circumstances which are yet to be disclosed. The best strategy to protect human …

Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease, is one of the most intractable
illnesses which affects the elderly. Clinically manifested as various impairments in memory …

The dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii is a well-known harmful algal species that can
potentially cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Usually A. ostenfeldii occurs in low …

We present an overview of the toxicological profile of the fast‐acting, lipophilic macrocyclic
imine toxins, an emerging family of organic compounds associated with algal blooms …

Dinoflagellate microalgae are an important source of marine biotoxins. Bioactives from
dinoflagellates are attracting increasing attention because of their impact on the safety of …

In recent years, there has been an increase in the production of shellfish and in global
demand for seafood as nutritious and healthy food. Unfortunately, a significant number of …

Fast-acting cyclic imines belonging to the pinnatoxin and pteriatoxin group of toxins were
originally identified in shellfish of the genera Pinna and Pteria in Japan, after food poisoning …

In recent years, our group and several others have been describing the presence of new, not
previously reported, toxins of high toxicity in vectors that may reach the human food chain …

Among toxin-producing dinoflagellates of the genus Alexandrium, Alexandrium ostenfeldii is
the only species able to produce paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins, spirolides (SPXs) …

Harmful blooms formed by planktonic microalgae (HABs) in both freshwater and coastal
waters regularly lead to severe mortalities of fish and invertebrates causing substantial …