The widespread distribution of cyanobacteria in the aquatic environment is increasing the
risk of water pollution caused by cyanotoxins, which poses a serious threat to human health …

We review the spatial distribution of toxic marine microalgal species and the impacts of all
types of harmful algal events (Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs) in the Mediterranean Sea (MS) …

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms are the most common form of harmful algal blooms in
freshwater systems throughout the world. However, in situ sampling of cyanobacteria in …

Along the Italian coasts, toxins of algal origin in wild and cultivated shellfish have been
reported since the 1970s. In this study, we used data gathered by the Veterinary Public …

Paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) and tetrodotoxin (TTX) are naturally-occurring toxins that may
contaminate the food chain, inducing similar neurological symptoms in humans. They are co …

Various species of Alexandrium can produce a number of bioactive compounds, eg,
paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), spirolides, gymnodimines, goniodomins, and also …

In this work an electrochemical immunosensor for the toxic microalgae Alexandrium
minutum (A. minutum AL9T) detection is described. A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was …

Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) negatively affect ecological, human, and
animal health. Traditional methods of validating satellite algorithms with data from water …

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a human foodborne syndrome caused by the
consumption of shellfish that accumulate paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs, saxitoxin group). In …

A recently published study analyzed the phylogenetic relationship between the genera
Centrodinium and Alexandrium, confirming an earlier publication showing the genus …