Horseshoe Crab Aquaculture as a Sustainable Endotoxin Testing Source

Horseshoe Crab Aquaculture as a Sustainable Endotoxin Testing Source

Horseshoe crab (HSC) hemolymph is the source of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), a critical component in sterility testing that ensures drug and medical device safety for millions of patients every year. Wild HSC populations have been declining as a result of its use as whelk and eel bait, environmen...

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Main Authors: Rachel Tinker-Kulberg, Kristen Dellinger, Terry E. Brady, Lee Robertson, Jerrold H. Levy, Sarah K. Abood, Frank M. LaDuca, Christopher L. Kepley, Anthony L. Dellinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
aquaculture
diagnostics
gram-negative bacteria
horseshoe crabs
Limulus amebocyte lysate
sepsis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00153/full

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