Toxicological Investigations on the Sea Urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Toxopneustidae, Echinoid) from Anaho Bay (Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia): Evidence for the Presence of Pacific Ciguatoxins

Toxicological Investigations on the Sea Urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Toxopneustidae, Echinoid) from Anaho Bay (Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia): Evidence for the Presence of Pacific Ciguatoxins

The sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Toxopneustidae, Echinoids) is a source of protein for many islanders in the Indo-West Pacific. It was previously reported to occasionally cause ciguatera-like poisoning; however, the exact nature of the causative agent was not confirmed. In April and July 2015, c...

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Main Authors: Hélène Taiana Darius, Mélanie Roué, Manoella Sibat, Jérôme Viallon, Clémence Mahana iti Gatti, Mark W. Vandersea, Patricia A. Tester, R. Wayne Litaker, Zouher Amzil, Philipp Hess, Mireille Chinain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
ciguatera poisoning
ciguatoxins
Tripneustes gratilla
sea urchin
Echinoidea
Gambierdiscus polynesiensis
window screens
artificial substrates
qPCR assays
CBA-N2a
LC-MS/MS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/4/122

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