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First identification of the neurotoxin homoanatoxin-a from mats of Hydrocoleum lyngbyaceum (marine cyanobacterium) possibly linked to giant clam poisoning in New Caledonia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19895826     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
Annick Méjean; Caroline Peyraud-Thomas; Anne Sophie Kerbrat; Stjepko Golubic; Serge Pauillac; Mireille Chinain; Dominique Laurent
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-11-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology     Volume:  56     ISSN:  1879-3150     ISO Abbreviation:  Toxicon     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-23     Completed Date:  2010-12-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1307333     Medline TA:  Toxicon     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  829-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Unité des Cyanobactéries (CNRS URA 2172), Institut Pasteur, Paris Cedex 15, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bacterial Toxins / analysis*,  chemistry
Base Sequence
Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / analysis*,  chemistry
Bivalvia / microbiology*
Ciguatera Poisoning / epidemiology*
Cyanobacteria / chemistry*
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Humans
Marine Biology
Molecular Sequence Data
New Caledonia / epidemiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Transfer / genetics
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Toxins; 0/Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; 0/homoanatoxin-a; 9014-25-9/RNA, Transfer

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