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

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

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of seafood (fish and marine invertebrates) contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus. The report of a CFP-like mass-poisoning outbreak following the consumption of Tectus...

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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 2017-12-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
ciguatera poisoning
ciguatoxins
Tectus niloticus
gastropods
Gambierdiscus polynesiensis
qPCR assays
CBA-N2a
LC-MS/MS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/1/2

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