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   Alexandrium in the Black Sea — identity, ecology and PSP toxicity

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Vershinin S Morton T Leighfield S Pankov L Smith M Quilliam J Ramsdell

   Alexandrium cf. tamarense was recorded for the first time along the north-eastern coast of the Black Sea in July 2001. Since then, it has been observed annually between May and October. A maximum density of Alexandrium spp. of 9 000...

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   Detection methods and their limitations: PSP toxins in the southern puffer fish Sphoeroides nephelus responsible for human poisoning events in Florida in 2004

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Etheridge J Deeds S Hall K White L Flewelling J Abbott J Landsberg S Conrad D Bodager G Jackow

   High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with post-column derivatisation and fluorescence detection has been commonly used for analysing paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins. However, identifying peaks with confidence requires that steps be taken beyond simple chromatographic runs, owing in part to the...

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   Co-occurrence of tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin in Cambodian marine pufferfish Takifugu oblongus

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Ngy --- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Japan C-F Yu --- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, China S Taniyama --- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Japan T Takatani --- Faculty of Fisheries, Japan O Arakawa --- Faculty of Fisheries, Japan

   The toxicity and toxin profiles of the marine pufferfish Takifugu oblongus were investigated from fish collected from Sihanouk Ville, one of the main regions where pufferfish poisonings (PFP) have occurred in Cambodia. Standard mouse bioassay revealed that all specimens collected...

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