Dinophysis Toxins: Causative Organisms, Distribution and Fate in Shellfish

Dinophysis Toxins: Causative Organisms, Distribution and Fate in Shellfish

Several Dinophysis species produce diarrhoetic toxins (okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins) and pectenotoxins, and cause gastointestinal illness, Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP), even at low cell densities (<103 cells·L−1). They are the main threat, in terms of days of harvesting bans, to...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Reguera, Pilar Riobó, Francisco Rodríguez, Patricio A. Díaz, Gemita Pizarro, Beatriz Paz, José M. Franco, Juan Blanco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Dinophysis
diarrhoetic shellfish toxins
pectenotoxins
diarrhoetic shellfish poisoning
DSP
harmful algal blooms
DSP distribution and impacts
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/1/394

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