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Seasonal Differences in Gambierdiscus Abundance, Toxicity Have ...
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Gambierdiscus is a genus of tropical and subtropical benthic-dwelling, single-celled marine dinoflagellates with species capable of producing ...
A Study of Gambierdiscus 'Super Bugs' and Ciguatoxin Fate in Coral Reef ...
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Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common algal-borne illness worldwide. It is a debilitating syndrome caused by consumption of fish ...
Differences in the Toxicity of the Alga Gambierdiscus: Implications for ...
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We are conducting a comprehensive survey of the differences in toxicity within and among various species of Gambierdiscus in the Caribbean. We will ...
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Cells of Gambierdiscus were grown in wells with algae fragments from eight different macroalgal host genera (Acanthophora, Caulerpa, Dasya, Derbesia ...
Environmental Variables Influence Toxic Ciguatera Algae Growth and ...
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Anew study describes optimal growth conditions for several species and strains of the benthic marine dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus and highlights how ...
New Research Explores Risk of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning on Artificial ...
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One such epiphyte, Gambierdiscus spp., is a harmful benthic dinoflagellate, a type of plankton, which produces toxins that accumulate up the food ...
Gambierdiscus species exhibit different epiphytic behaviors toward a ...
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Cells of Gambierdiscus were grown in wells with algae fragments from eight different macroalgal host genera (Acanthophora, Caulerpa, Dasya, Derbesia ...
Toxic Algae and Their Seaweed Hosts May Predict Ciguatera Fish ...
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New research shows that different Caribbean species of Gambierdiscus — the microscopic marine algae most often associated with ciguatera fish ...
International Collaboration Investigates Ciguatoxin Toxicity Around the ...
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NCCOS researchers and their partners published in Harmful Algae the first assessment of toxicity differences among the many known strains and species ...
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Identifying Toxic Species
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Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common, non-bacterial, seafood illness. The condition is caused by toxins from the microalga Gambierdiscus ...
Mapping Toxic Caribbean Habitats - NCCOS Coastal Science Website
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Ciguatoxin is produced by dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus. Gambierdiscus lives in warm, shallow waters in association with various ...
NOAA Researchers Land Annual Scientific Paper Prize
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Five scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science garnered the Tyge Christensen Prize honoring the best paper in the journal ...
Report on U.S. Marine HABs: History, Current Status and Future Trends ...
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Geographic expansion of Gambierdiscus into temperate and non-endemic areas (e.g., northern Gulf of Mexico) is apparent and fostered by ocean warming ...
Ciguatera Assays Aim to Improve the Safety of Tropical Seafood
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Researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science developed effective, inexpensive molecular lab tests for field samples to detect algae ...
How to Monitor Toxic Bottom-dwelling Algal Blooms
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The toxins produced by some bottom-dwelling microalgae can accumulate in fish and shellfish – making people sick, disrupting human food supplies, and ...
NOAA and France Improve Caribbean Ciguatoxin Detection
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Researchers from IFREMER and NCCOS are collaborating on astudy of CFP-related algae with the aim of developing a better understanding of growth and ...
5th International Conference on Prevention and Management of Harmful ...
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HABSCS-2012 convenes in Macau on 29 March and Pat Tester has been invited to give a plenary talk entitled ‘The Accidental Taxonomists and the ...
NCCOS Funds $6.8M for New and Continuing Harmful Algal Bloom Research
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Gambierdiscus species, which grow on coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, cause fish to become so toxic that human consumers become ill ...
Ciguatoxin Detection Technology transfer with French Polynesia
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One possibility is the dominant toxin producing species are producing different types of ciguatoxin. The P- CTX-3B, P- CTX-3C and P- CTX-4A toxin ...
Cheaper Ciguatoxin Assay May Rely on Proxy Molecule
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A scanning electron micrograph showing a ventral (topside) view of Gambierdiscus caribaeus collected from Marathon Key, Florida.. A recently published ...