Changing ocean, marine ecosystems, and dependent communities

NL Bindoff, WWL Cheung, JG Kairo, J Arístegui… - 2019 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …

Global impact of ciguatoxins and ciguatera fish poisoning on fish, fisheries and consumers

L Soliño, PR Costa - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is one of the most devastating food-borne illnesses caused
by fish consumption. Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are potent neurotoxins synthesized by the benthic …

Critical review and conceptual and quantitative models for the transfer and depuration of ciguatoxins in fishes

MJ Holmes, B Venables, RJ Lewis - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
We review and develop conceptual models for the bio-transfer of ciguatoxins in food chains
for Platypus Bay and the Great Barrier Reef on the east coast of Australia. Platypus Bay is …

Climate change and harmful benthic microalgae

PA Tester, RW Litaker, E Berdalet - Harmful Algae, 2020 - Elsevier
Sea surface temperatures in the world's oceans are projected to warm by 0.4–1.4° C by mid
twenty-first century causing many tropical and sub-tropical harmful dinoflagellate genera like …

Ciguatoxicity of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa species from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

RW Litaker, WC Holland, DR Hardison, F Pisapia… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Dinoflagellate species belonging to the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa produce
ciguatoxins (CTXs), potent neurotoxins that concentrate in fish causing ciguatera fish …

A new look at the potential role of marine plastic debris as a global vector of toxic benthic algae

I do Prado Leite, A Menegotto, P da Cunha Lana… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine plastic debris provides a significant surface area for potential colonization by
planktonic and benthic harmful microalgae and for the adsorption of their toxins …

[PDF][PDF] Ciguatera-causing dinoflagellates in the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa: Distribution, ecophysiology and toxicology

M Chinain, CM Gatti, M Roué, HT Darius… - … , Life History and …, 2020 - novapublishers.com
Ciguatera poisoning results from the consumption of fish and marine invertebrates
contaminated with lipid soluble toxins known as ciguatoxins (CTXs) that are produced by …

An improved DNA extraction method for efficient and quantitative recovery of phytoplankton diversity in natural assemblages

J Yuan, M Li, S Lin - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Marine phytoplankton are highly diverse with different species possessing different cell
coverings, posing challenges for thoroughly breaking the cells in DNA extraction yet …

Assessment of the metabarcoding approach for community analysis of benthic-epiphytic dinoflagellates using mock communities

KF Smith, GS Kohli, SA Murray… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we assessed the use of DNA metabarcoding as a method for biodiversity
assessment of benthic-epiphytic dinoflagellate communities and for detecting rare, toxin …

Tectus niloticus (Tegulidae, Gastropod) as a Novel Vector of Ciguatera Poisoning: Detection of Pacific Ciguatoxins in Toxic Samples from Nuku Hiva Island (French …

HT Darius, M Roué, M Sibat, J Viallon, CMI Gatti… - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of
seafood (fish and marine invertebrates) contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by …