Toxic events in the northwest Pacific coastline of Mexico during 1992–1995: origin and impact

Ochoa, José Luís; Sánchez‐Paz, Arturo; Cruz-Villacorta, Ariel; Núñez-Vázquez, Erick J.; Sierra-Beltrán, Arturo P.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-5234-1_19

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“…Unlike many other HABs, nutrient concentrations are not directly linked to biomass increase (Delmas et al, 1992;Godhe et al, 2002;Nishitani et al, 2002). Dinophysis blooms in North America have previously occurred off the coasts of Canada (Gaspé Coast) (Cembella, 1989), the northeastern United States (Maranda and Shimizu, 1987;Tango et al, 2002), and Mexico (Gulf of California) (Ochoa et al, 1997). D. acuminata, a potentially toxic species, occurs regularly in the lower St. Lawrence estuary and along the east coast of Canada (Cembella, 1989).…”

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The 2008 Texas Dinophysis ovum bloom: Distribution and toxicity

Swanson¹,

Flewelling

Byrd

et al. 2010

Harmful Algae

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The 2008 Texas Dinophysis ovum bloom: Distribution and toxicity

Swanson¹,

Flewelling

Byrd

et al. 2010

Harmful Algae

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“…Puffer fishes are poisonous and may cause a characteristic clinical poisoning with a high mortality rate, but in Japan and China, have long been a delicacy (Lange, 1990). In Occidental countries, puffer fishes are only sporadically consumed and have been involved in several human poisonings, mainly by the species belonging to the genus Sphoeroides (Almeida and Rocha, 1989;Ochoa et al, 1997;MMWR, 2002). Toxinological studies of some Sphoeroides species have been reported (Correa et al, 1990;Freitas et al, 2003;Oliveira et al, 2003).…”

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Toxicity and toxin identification in Colomesus asellus, an Amazonian (Brazil) freshwater puffer fish

Oliveira

Fernandes

Schwartz

et al. 2006

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Toxicity and toxin identification in Colomesus asellus, an Amazonian (Brazil) freshwater puffer fish. By using four different techniques--mouse bioassay, ELISA, HPLC and mass spectrometry-we evaluated the toxicity in the extracts of C. asellus, a freshwater puffer fish from the rivers of the Amazon, and identified for the first time the components responsible for its toxicity. The T20G10 monoclonal antibody raised against TTX, and employed in an indirect competitive enzyme immunoassay, showed very low affinity for the C. asellus extracts, indicating that TTX and its analogs are not the main toxic components of the extracts. This antibody was efficient in detecting presence of TTX in a total extract of Sphoeroides spengleri, which is one of the most toxic puffer fish found in the Atlantic coast. Extracts of C. asellus were toxic when administered intraperitonially into mice with an average toxicity of 38.6+/-12 mouse unit (MU)/g, while HPLC analysis indicated a lower toxin content (7.6+/-0 5MU/g). The HPLC profile showed no traces of TTX, but only the presence of PSPs (STX, GTX 2 and GTX 3). These toxins were also confirmed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.

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“…An apparent increase in the frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) has fostered research aimed at understanding the taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of the microalgae involved. HAB‐forming species often produce potent toxins that can cause serious to fatal illnesses to humans and other vertebrates (Ochoa et al 1997, Codd et al 1999, Scholin et al 2000) and create serious financial losses to local aquacultural activities (Hoagland et al 2002). Therefore, monitoring programs have been established in many coastal regions, especially those with important mariculture and fishing industries.…”

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ALEXANDRIUM TAMUTUM SP. NOV. (DINOPHYCEAE): A NEW NONTOXIC SPECIES IN THE GENUS ALEXANDRIUM¹

Montresor

John

Beran³

et al. 2004

Journal of Phycology

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A new species of the dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium, A. tamutum sp. nov., is described based on the results of morphological and phylogenetic studies carried out on strains isolated from two sites in the Mediterranean Sea: the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea) and the Gulf of Naples (central Tyrrhenian Sea). Vegetative cells were examined in LM and SEM, and resting cysts were obtained by crossing strains of opposite mating type. Alexandrium tamutum is a small-sized species, resembling A. minutum in its small size, the rounded-elliptical shape and the morphology of its cyst. The main diagnostic character of the new species is a relatively wide and large sixth precingular plate (6 00 ), whereas that of A. minutum is much narrower and smaller. Contrary to A. minutum, A. tamutum strains did not produce paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins. Phylogenies inferred from the nuclear small subunit rDNA and the D1/D2 domains of the large subunit nuclear rDNA of five strains of A. tamutum and numerous strains of other Alexandrium species showed that A. tamutum strains clustered in a well-supported clade, distinct from A. minutum.

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Toxic events in the northwest Pacific coastline of Mexico during 1992–1995: origin and impact

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

The 2008 Texas Dinophysis ovum bloom: Distribution and toxicity

The 2008 Texas Dinophysis ovum bloom: Distribution and toxicity

Toxicity and toxin identification in Colomesus asellus, an Amazonian (Brazil) freshwater puffer fish

ALEXANDRIUM TAMUTUM SP. NOV. (DINOPHYCEAE): A NEW NONTOXIC SPECIES IN THE GENUS ALEXANDRIUM¹

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Toxic events in the northwest Pacific coastline of Mexico during 1992–1995: origin and impact

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

The 2008 Texas Dinophysis ovum bloom: Distribution and toxicity

The 2008 Texas Dinophysis ovum bloom: Distribution and toxicity

Toxicity and toxin identification in Colomesus asellus, an Amazonian (Brazil) freshwater puffer fish

ALEXANDRIUM TAMUTUM SP. NOV. (DINOPHYCEAE): A NEW NONTOXIC SPECIES IN THE GENUS ALEXANDRIUM1

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