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SUBMITTER: Luglie A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5748581 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lugliè Antonella A Giacobbe Maria Grazia MG Riccardi Elena E Bruno Milena M Pigozzi Silvia S Mariani Maria Antonietta MA Satta Cecilia Teodora CT Stacca Daniela D Bazzoni Anna Maria AM Caddeo Tiziana T Farina Pasqualina P Padedda Bachisio Mario BM Pulina Silvia S Sechi Nicola N Milandri Anna A
Microorganisms 20171116 4
Harmful algal blooms represent a severe issue worldwide. They affect ecosystem functions and related services and goods, with consequences on human health and socio-economic activities. This study reports new data on paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) from Sardinia and Sicily (Italy), the largest Mediterranean islands where toxic events, mainly caused by Alexandrium species (Dinophyceae), have been ascertained in mussel farms since the 2000s. The toxicity of the A. minutum, A. tamarense and A. pa ...[more]