Tetrodotoxin-Producing Bacteria: Detection, Distribution and Migration of the Toxin in Aquatic Systems

This review is devoted to the marine bacterial producers of tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent non-protein neuroparalytic toxin. In addition to the issues of the ecology and distribution of TTX-producing bacteria, this review examines issues relating to toxin migration from bacteria to TTX-bearing animals...

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Main Authors: Timur Yu. Magarlamov, Daria I. Melnikova, Alexey V. Chernyshev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
TTX
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/5/166