Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2065645 | Toxicon | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We report the first identification of homoanatoxin-a from benthic marine cyanobacteria (Hydrocoleum lyngbyaceum) samples collected in Lifou (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia), where cases of giant clams (Tridacna maxima) intoxications were recorded during a severe ciguatera fish poisoning outbreak. Homoanatoxin-a was also detected in extracts of giant clams harvested in the surroundings of the contaminated area suggesting the possible link between these poisoning events and the occurrence of potentially neurotoxic Hydrocoleum.
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Authors
Annick Méjean, Caroline Peyraud-Thomas, Anne Sophie Kerbrat, Stjepko Golubic, Serge Pauillac, Mireille Chinain, Dominique Laurent,