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Arteaga-Sogamoso E, Rodríguez F, Amato A, Ben-Gigirey B, Fraga S, Mafra LL, Fernandes LF, de Azevedo Tibiriçá CEJ, Chomérat N, Nishimura T, Homma C, Adachi M, Mancera-Pineda JE. Morphology and phylogeny of Prorocentrum porosum sp. nov. (Dinophyceae): A new benthic toxic dinoflagellate from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. HARMFUL ALGAE 2023; 121:102356. [PMID: 36639183 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2022.102356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A new marine benthic toxic Prorocentrum species is described from the tropical/subtropical regions of the Atlantic (Colombian Caribbean Sea and Northeast Brazil) and Pacific (Southern Japan) oceans. Morphological cell structures were examined using light (LM) and scanning electron (SEM) microscopy. Prorocentrum porosum sp. nov. was characterized by 35.9-50.2 μm long and 25.4-45.7 μm deep cells, covered by broadly ovoid symmetric thecal plates. The surface of both thecal plates is smooth and covered by randomly scattered kidney-shaped pores (n = 102-149), rounder towards the center, absent in the central part, and surrounded by a conspicuous marginal ring of about 69-92 evenly spaced pores. Broad V-shaped periflagellar area exhibiting flagellar and accessory pores. The molecular phylogenetic position of P. porosum sp. nov. was inferred using partial LSU rRNA gene (rDNA) and rDNA ITS sequences. This new species branched with high support in a Prorocentrum clade including P. caipirignum, P. hoffmannianum and P. cf. lima (P. lima morphotype 5 sensuZhang et al., 2015). Pairwise comparison of ITS1 and ITS2 transcripts with these closest relatives revealed the presence of compensatory base changes (CBCs), with the exception of P. cf. lima (P. lima morphotype 5), which only showed in ITS2 a hemi-CBC (HCBC) and two base changes that possibly induce a structural modification. Toxin analyses performed in two Colombian and Brazilian strains in the present study detected the presence of low amounts of okadaic acid.
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- Edgar Arteaga-Sogamoso
- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andréis, INVEMAR, Santa Marta, Colombia. Calle 25 No. 2-55, Playa Salguero, Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Caribe, Santa Marta, Colombia. Calle 25 No. 2-55, Playa Salguero, Rodadero, Santa Marta, Colombia.
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- Centro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo. Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390 Vigo, Spain; European Union Reference Laboratory for Monitoring of Marine Biotoxins, Citexvi Campus Universitario de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Université Grenoble-Alpes CEA CNRS INRA IRIG-CEA Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- European Union Reference Laboratory for Monitoring of Marine Biotoxins, Citexvi Campus Universitario de Vigo, 36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro de Estudos do Mar, Universidade Federal do Paraná, P.O. Box 61, 83255-976, Pontal do Paraná, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, SCB, Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, 81531-990, Curitiba, Paraná CEP Brazil
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- Station de Biologie Marine, IFREMER, Littoral, LER BO, Place de la Croix, F-29900, Concarneau, France
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- Cawthron Institute, 98 Halifax Street East, 7010 Nelson, New Zealand; Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science (LAQUES), Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, 200 Otsu, Monobe, Nankoku, 783-8502, Kochi Japan
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science (LAQUES), Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, 200 Otsu, Monobe, Nankoku, 783-8502, Kochi Japan
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Science (LAQUES), Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Kochi University, 200 Otsu, Monobe, Nankoku, 783-8502, Kochi Japan
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Estrada N, Núñez-Vázquez EJ, Palacios A, Ascencio F, Guzmán-Villanueva L, Contreras RG. In vitro Evaluation of Programmed Cell Death in the Immune System of Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas by the Effect of Marine Toxins. Front Immunol 2021; 12:634497. [PMID: 33868255 PMCID: PMC8047078 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.634497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Programmed cell death (PCD) is an essential process for the immune system's development and homeostasis, enabling the remotion of infected or unnecessary cells. There are several PCD's types, depending on the molecular mechanisms, such as non-inflammatory or pro-inflammatory. Hemocytes are the main component of cellular immunity in bivalve mollusks. Numerous infectious microorganisms produce toxins that impair hemocytes functions, but there is little knowledge on the role of PCD in these cells. This study aims to evaluate in vitro whether marine toxins induce a particular type of PCD in hemocytes of the bivalve mollusk Crassostrea gigas during 4 h at 25°C. Hemocytes were incubated with two types of marine toxins: non-proteinaceous toxins from microalgae (saxitoxin, STX; gonyautoxins 2 and 3, GTX2/3; okadaic acid/dynophysistoxin-1, OA/DTX-1; brevetoxins 2 and 3, PbTx-2,-3; brevetoxin 2, PbTx-2), and proteinaceous extracts from bacteria (Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vp; V. campbellii, Vc). Also, we used the apoptosis inducers, staurosporine (STP), and camptothecin (CPT). STP, CPT, STX, and GTX 2/3, provoked high hemocyte mortality characterized by apoptosis hallmarks such as phosphatidylserine translocation into the outer leaflet of the cell membrane, exacerbated chromatin condensation, DNA oligonucleosomal fragments, and variation in gene expression levels of apoptotic caspases 2, 3, 7, and 8. The mixture of PbTx-2,-3 also showed many apoptosis features; however, they did not show apoptotic DNA oligonucleosomal fragments. Likewise, PbTx-2, OA/DTX-1, and proteinaceous extracts from bacteria Vp, and Vc, induced a minor degree of cell death with high gene expression of the pro-inflammatory initiator caspase-1, which could indicate a process of pyroptosis-like PCD. Hemocytes could carry out both PCD types simultaneously. Therefore, marine toxins trigger PCD's signaling pathways in C. gigas hemocytes, depending on the toxin's nature, which appears to be highly conserved both structurally and functionally.
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- Norma Estrada
- Programa Cátedras CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología), Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), La Paz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxinas Marinas y Aminoácidos, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), La Paz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Patogénesis Microbiana, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), La Paz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Patogénesis Microbiana, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), La Paz, Mexico
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- Programa Cátedras CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología), Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), La Paz, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico
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Oyeku OG, Mandal SK. Taxonomy and okadaic acid production of a strain of Prorocentrum lima (Dinophyceae) isolated from the Bay of Bengal, North Indian Ocean. Toxicon 2021; 196:32-43. [PMID: 33781795 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Prorocentrum lima (CSIRCSMCRI005) was isolated from the coastal seawater of Thonithurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Morphology of the isolate was studied using light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) while phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1-5.8s-ITS2), 18S rDNA, and large subunit (LSU) rDNA were also carried out. Growth of the isolate was studied, and okadaic acid (OA) production was examined using liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization and quadrupole time of flight mass spectroscopy (LC-ESI-Q-ToF-MS). Morphological features observed including oval cell shape with a broad middle region, narrow anterior and round posterior end, large central pyrenoid with starch sheath, smooth thecal surface, and V-shaped periflagellar area consisting of eight platelets matched with the description of the type species and those reported elsewhere. The ITS, 18S, and LSU sequence phylogenetic analysis revealed that the isolate was closely related to other strains reported from the pacific. The growth rate (μ) was 0.05 div. day-1. P. lima CSIRCSMCRI005 produced okadaic acid and related esters. The production of free and total OA was 20.12 ± 4.77 and 22.30 fg cell-1, respectively. The findings of this study contribute useful information concerning the regional risk of diarrheic shellfish poisoning in the North East Indian Ocean and the global distribution and toxic potential of Prorocentrum lima. Further studies on the ecophysiology of this strain will be helpful. This manuscript reports the detailed morphological, phylogenetic, and toxicological characterization of this species from the Bay of Bengal and the North Indian Ocean as a whole.
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- Oyeshina Gideon Oyeku
- Division of Applied Phycology and Biotechnology, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India; Bowen University, P. M. B 284, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.
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- Division of Applied Phycology and Biotechnology, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, 364002, Gujarat, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Leyva-Valencia I, Hernández-Castro JE, Band-Schmidt CJ, Turner AD, O’Neill A, Núñez-Vázquez EJ, López-Cortés DJ, Bustillos-Guzmán JJ, Hernández-Sandoval FE. Lipophilic Toxins in Wild Bivalves from the Southern Gulf of California, Mexico. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19020099. [PMID: 33572171 PMCID: PMC7914588 DOI: 10.3390/md19020099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Most of the shellfish fisheries of Mexico occur in the Gulf of California. In this region, known for its high primary productivity, blooms of diatoms and dinoflagellates are common, occurring mainly during upwelling events. Dinoflagellates that produce lipophilic toxins are present, where some outbreaks related to okadaic acid and dinophisystoxins have been recorded. From January 2015 to November 2017 samples of three species of wild bivalve mollusks were collected monthly in five sites in the southern region of Bahía de La Paz. Pooled tissue extracts were analyzed using LC-MS/MS to detect lipophilic toxins. Eighteen analogs of seven toxin groups, including cyclic imines were identified, fortunately individual toxins did not exceed regulatory levels and also the total toxin concentration for each bivalve species was lower than the maximum permitted level for human consumption. Interspecific differences in toxin number and concentration were observed in three species of bivalves even when the samples were collected at the same site. Okadaic acid was detected in low concentrations, while yessotoxins and gymnodimines had the highest concentrations in bivalve tissues. Although in low quantities, the presence of cyclic imines and other lipophilic toxins in bivalves from the southern Gulf of California was constant.
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- Ignacio Leyva-Valencia
- CONACYT-Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-612-123-4734
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico; (J.E.H.-C.); (C.J.B.-S.)
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico; (J.E.H.-C.); (C.J.B.-S.)
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- The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK; (A.D.T.); (A.O.)
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- The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK; (A.D.T.); (A.O.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico; (E.J.N.-V.); (J.J.B.-G.); (F.E.H.-S.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico; (E.J.N.-V.); (J.J.B.-G.); (F.E.H.-S.)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, La Paz, B.C.S. 23096, Mexico; (E.J.N.-V.); (J.J.B.-G.); (F.E.H.-S.)
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Wu H, Chen J, Peng J, Zhong Y, Zheng G, Guo M, Tan Z, Zhai Y, Lu S. Nontarget Screening and Toxicity Evaluation of Diol Esters of Okadaic Acid and Dinophysistoxins Reveal Intraspecies Difference of Prorocentrum lima. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:12366-12375. [PMID: 32902972 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) analysis with the assistance of molecular networking was used to investigate intracellular toxin profiles of five Prorocentrum lima (P. lima) strains sampled from the north Yellow Sea and South China Sea. Mice were used as a model species for testing the acute toxicity of intracellular okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxins (DTXs) in free and esterified states. Results showed that OA and DTX1 esterified derivatives were detected in all P. lima samples, accounting for 55%-96% of total toxins in five strains. A total of 24 esters and 1 stereoisomer of DTX1 (35S DTX1) were identified based on molecular networking and MS data analysis, 15 esters of which have been reported first. All P. lima strains displayed specific toxin profiles, and preliminary analysis suggested that toxin profiles of the five P. lima strains might be region-related. Moreover, acute toxicity in mice suggested higher toxicity of esters compared with free toxins, which highlights the importance and urgency of attention to esterified toxins in P. lima.
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- Haiyan Wu
- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Verma A, Kazandjian A, Sarowar C, Harwood DT, Murray JS, Pargmann I, Hoppenrath M, Murray SA. Morphology and Phylogenetics of Benthic Prorocentrum Species (Dinophyceae) from Tropical Northwestern Australia. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:toxins11100571. [PMID: 31574958 PMCID: PMC6833055 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11100571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Approximately 70 species of Prorocentrum are known, of which around 30 species are associated with benthic habitats. Some produce okadaic acid (OA), dinophysistoxin (DTX) and their derivatives, which are involved in diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. In this study, we isolated and characterized Prorocentrum concavum and P. malayense from Broome in north Western Australia using light and scanning electron microscopy as well as molecular sequences of large subunit regions of ribosomal DNA, marking the first record of these species from Australian waters. The morphology of the motile cells of P. malayense was similar to P. concavum in the light microscopy, but differed by the smooth thecal surface, the pore pattern and the production of mucous stalk-like structures and a hyaline sheath around the non-motile cells. P. malayense could also be differentiated from other closely related species, P. leve and P. foraminosum, despite the similarity in thecal surface and pore pattern, by its platelet formula and morphologies. We tested the production of OA and DTXs from both species, but found that they did not produce detectable levels of these toxins in the given culturing conditions. This study aids in establishing more effective monitoring of potential harmful algal taxa in Australian waters for aquaculture and recreational purposes.
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- Arjun Verma
- Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
- Laboratorio de Sistemática Molecular, Centro de Biodiversidad Marina, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas 89000, Venezuela.
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- Seafood Safety Research Programme, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 7010, New Zealand.
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- Seafood Safety Research Programme, Cawthron Institute, Nelson 7010, New Zealand.
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- Institut für Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, D-26129 Oldenburg; Germany.
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- Institut für Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, D-26129 Oldenburg; Germany.
- Senckenberg am Meer, German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research (DZMB), D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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- Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
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Gárate-Lizárraga I, González-Armas R, Verdugo-Díaz G, Okolodkov YB, Pérez-Cruz B, Díaz-Ortíz JA. Seasonality of the dinoflagellate Amphidinium cf. carterae (Dinophyceae: Amphidiniales) in Bahía de la Paz, Gulf of California. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 146:532-541. [PMID: 31426190 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Monthly phytoplankton samples were collected from January 2013 to December 2015 at a fixed sampling site in Bahía de La Paz, Gulf of California. During this study 26 samplings were Amphidinium cf. carterae positive. The highest densities of A. cf. carterae (754.2 × 103 to 1022.4 × 103 cells L-1) were recorded during a bloom detected in January 2015 when water temperatures were 20-22 °C. This dinoflagellate showed a well-marked seasonal variation, being found mainly from November to April. Blooms of the species were linked to the upwelled water due to the northwesterly wind. Cysts surrounded by a mucilaginous membrane of A. cf. carterae were found. We also observed these hyaline cysts inside zooplankton fecal pellets. Other benthic/tychoplanktonic dinoflagellates and diatoms, including some potentially toxic species were also found. The occurrence of blooms of A. cf. carterae in Bahía de La Paz could represent a risk for aquaculture activities and human health.
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- Ismael Gárate-Lizárraga
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN), Av. IPN s/n, Playa Palo de Santa Rita, C.P. 23096 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN), Av. IPN s/n, Playa Palo de Santa Rita, C.P. 23096 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN), Av. IPN s/n, Playa Palo de Santa Rita, C.P. 23096 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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- Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías (ICIMAP-UV), Calle Mar Mediterráneo 314, Costa Verde, C.P. 94294 Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Pública "Dr. Galo Soberón y Parra", Boulevard Vicente Guerrero esq. Juan R. Escudero, Ciudad Renacimiento, C.P. 39715 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Pública "Dr. Galo Soberón y Parra", Boulevard Vicente Guerrero esq. Juan R. Escudero, Ciudad Renacimiento, C.P. 39715 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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Simple Diffusion as the Mechanism of Okadaic Acid Uptake by the Mussel Digestive Gland. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:toxins11070395. [PMID: 31284607 PMCID: PMC6669496 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11070395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Okadaic acid (OA) and other toxins of the diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP) group are accumulated and transformed mainly in many bivalves, inside the digestive gland cells. In this work the absorption of okadaic acid by those cells has been studied by supplying the toxin dissolved in water and including it in oil droplets given to primary cell cultures, and by checking if the uptake is saturable and/or energy-dependent. Okadaic acid was found to be absorbed preferentially from the dissolved phase, and the uptake from oil droplets was substantially lower. The process did not require energy and was non-saturable, indicating that it involved a simple diffusion across the cellular membrane. Some apparent saturation was found due to the quick biotransformation of OA to 7-O-acyl esters.
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Neves RAF, Santiago TC, Carvalho WF, Silva EDS, da Silva PM, Nascimento SM. Impacts of the toxic benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima on the brown mussel Perna perna: Shell-valve closure response, immunology, and histopathology. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 146:35-45. [PMID: 30910251 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Prorocentrum lima is a widely distributed marine benthic dinoflagellate that produces diarrhetic toxins, okadaic acid (OA) and its analogs, that may promote damage on bivalve tissues and cellular responses. Cultivation of the brown mussel Perna perna represents an important economic activity in the tropical and subtropical regions, where mussels may co-occur with P. lima. This study aimed to assess the behavioral, cellular immune responses, and pathological condition of P. perna following a short-term experimental exposure to P. lima. The toxic dinoflagellate treatment was compared to a non-toxic exposure to the chlorophyte Tetraselmis sp. at similar concentrations. The prevalence of pathological conditions and parasites were assessed, and a pathological index was applied by scoring the prevalences into four levels. Reaction time and the number of stimuli necessary for shell-valve closure response significantly increased after 72 h of P. lima exposure. Circulating hemocyte concentration was significantly lower in P. lima exposed mussels than in control mussels at 48- and 96 h of incubation, while hemocyte relative size in exposed mussels was significantly higher than that in control mussels. Comparatively, phagocytic activity and ROS production by hemocytes was significantly higher in mussels exposed to P. lima at 48- and 96 h of incubation, respectively. In addition, exposed mussels significantly presented exacerbated hemocytic infiltration in digestive organs, higher prevalence of moderate to severe atrophy in digestive tubules, and higher pathological index which suggests an impairment of mussel immunologic responses. A lower prevalence of Rickettsia-like organisms (RLOs), trematodes and copepods in P. lima exposed mussels suggests a direct toxic effect of OA on parasites. The exposure of mussels to P. lima is likely to occur frequently and may lead to constraints on mussel behavior, physiology, and pathological condition.
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- Raquel A F Neves
- Laboratory of Marine Microalgae, Department of Ecology and Marine Resources, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Marine Microalgae, Department of Ecology and Marine Resources, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Marine Resources, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Pathology of Invertebrates, Department of Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Pathology of Invertebrates, Department of Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Paraíba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Marine Microalgae, Department of Ecology and Marine Resources, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Fu LL, Zhao XY, Ji LD, Xu J. Okadaic acid (OA): Toxicity, detection and detoxification. Toxicon 2019; 160:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ciguatera in Mexico (1984⁻2013). Mar Drugs 2018; 17:md17010013. [PMID: 30597874 PMCID: PMC6356608 DOI: 10.3390/md17010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Historical records of ciguatera in Mexico date back to 1862. This review, including references and epidemiological reports, documents 464 cases during 25 events from 1984 to 2013: 240 (51.72%) in Baja California Sur, 163 (35.12%) in Quintana Roo, 45 (9.69%) in Yucatan, and 16 (3.44%) cases of Mexican tourists intoxicated in Cuba. Carnivorous fish, such as snapper (Lutjanus) and grouper (Epinephelus and Mycteroperca) in the Pacific Ocean, and great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) and snapper (Lutjanus) in the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea), were involved in all cases. In the Mexican Caribbean, a sub-record of ciguatera cases that occurred before 1984 exists. However, the number of intoxications has increased in recent years, and this food poisoning is poorly studied in the region. Current records suggest that ciguatera fish poisoning in humans is the second most prevalent form of seafood poisoning in Mexico, only exceeded by paralytic shellfish poisoning (505 cases, 21 fatalities in the same 34-year period). In this study, the status of ciguatera in Mexico (epidemiological and treatment), and the fish vectors are reviewed. Dinoflagellate species Gambierdiscus, Ostreopsis, and Prorocentrum are related with the reported outbreaks, marine toxins, ecological risk, and the potential toxicological impact.
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Accoroni S, Ceci M, Tartaglione L, Romagnoli T, Campanelli A, Marini M, Giulietti S, Dell'Aversano C, Totti C. Role of temperature and nutrients on the growth and toxin production of Prorocentrum hoffmannianum (Dinophyceae) from the Florida Keys. HARMFUL ALGAE 2018; 80:140-148. [PMID: 30502806 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum hoffmannianum M.A. Faust is typical of tropical warm waters and produces biotoxins responsible for diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP). In this study, the effect of temperature and nutrient limitation on growth and toxin production of P. hoffmannianum isolated from field samples collected in the Florida Keys was investigated. Batch culture experiments were ran at two temperatures (i.e. 21 ± 0.1 and 27 ± 0.1 °C) and under nitrogen-limited (14.7 μmol L-1 N-NO3- and 18.1 μmol L-1 P-PO43-) and phosphorus-limited (441 μmol L-1 N-NO3- and 0.6 μmol L-1 P-PO43-) levels with respect to control nutrient conditions (441 μmol L-1 N-NO3-and 18.1 μmol L-1 P-PO43-). Both temperature and nutrient conditions significantly affected growth rates and maximum yield of P. hoffmannianum with the maximum values being recorded at the higher temperature and in the replete medium. Production of okadaic acid was induced under all conditions (from 13.5 to 859.8 pg cell-1), with values up to one order of magnitude higher than those observed in other DSP toxin producing species. Toxin production was enhanced under P limitation at 27 °C, corroborating the theory that toxin production is modulated by cell physiological conditions, which are in turn affected by a wide spectrum of factors, including environmental stressors such as nutrient availability. Toxin fraction released in the growth medium was negligible. No okadaic acid esters were detected in this strain of P. hoffmannianum.
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- Stefano Accoroni
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, CoNISMa, ULR Ancona, Ancona, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, CoNISMa, ULR Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Dipartimento di Farmacia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- National Research Council, CNR-IRBIM, Largo Fiera della Pesca, 2, 60125, Ancona, Italy
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- National Research Council, CNR-IRBIM, Largo Fiera della Pesca, 2, 60125, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, CoNISMa, ULR Ancona, Ancona, Italy; Dipartimento di Farmacia, Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131, Ancona, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, CoNISMa, ULR Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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Rosenfeld S, Marambio J, Ojeda J, Juan Pablo Rodríguez, González-Wevar C, Gerard K, Tamara Contador, Pizarro G, Mansilla A. Trophic ecology of two co-existing Sub-Antarctic limpets of the genus Nacella: spatio-temporal variation in food availability and diet composition of Nacella magellanica and N. deaurata. Zookeys 2018:1-25. [PMID: 29670417 PMCID: PMC5904503 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.738.21175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Interactions between algae and herbivores can be affected by various factors, such as seasonality and habitat structure. Among herbivores inhabiting marine systems, species of the order Patellogastropoda are considered key organisms in many rocky coasts of the world. Nacella species are one of the most dominant macro-herbivores on the rocky shores of the sub-Antarctic ecoregion of Magellan. However, the importance of its key role must be associated with its trophic ecology. The objective of this work was to evaluate spatial and temporal variabilities in the dietary composition of two intertidal Nacella species, considering grazing on macro- (macroalgae) and microscopic (periphyton) food. The composition of periphyton and the availability of macroalgae in the winter and summer seasons were examined at two localities of the Magellanic province, alongside the gut contents of N.magellanica and N.deaurata. The dietary composition differed between the two Nacella species, as well as between seasons and locations. The differences observed in the diet of the two species of Nacella may be mainly due to their respective distributions in the intertidal zone. Both species presented a generalist strategy of grazing, which is relationed to the seasonality of micro- and macroalgae availability and to the variability of the assemblages between the localities. This research was the first to perform a detailed study of the diet of intertidal Nacella species.
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- Sebastián Rosenfeld
- Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos Antárticos y Subantárticos, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile.,Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos Antárticos y Subantárticos, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile.,Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos Antárticos y Subantárticos, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos Antárticos y Subantárticos, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile.,Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos Antárticos y Subantárticos, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile.,Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile.,GAIA Antártica - Universidad de Magallanes, Departamento de Recursos Naturales, Bulnes 01890, Punta Arenas, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos Antárticos y Subantárticos, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile.,GAIA Antártica - Universidad de Magallanes, Departamento de Recursos Naturales, Bulnes 01890, Punta Arenas, Chile
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- Parque Etnobotánico Omora, Universidad de Magallanes, Teniente Muñoz 396, Puerto Williams, Chile
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- Instituto de Fomento Pesquero, Casilla 101, Punta Arenas, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecosistemas Marinos Antárticos y Subantárticos, Universidad de Magallanes, Casilla 113-D, Punta Arenas, Chile.,Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB) Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
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David H, Laza-Martínez A, Kromkamp JC, Orive E. Physiological response of Prorocentrum lima (Dinophyceae) to varying light intensities. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2017; 94:4705884. [DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fix166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Helena David
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems and Utrecht University, NIOZ Royal Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 140, 4401 NT Yerseke, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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Le Du J, Tovar-Ramírez D, Núñez-Vázquez EJ. Embryotoxic effects of dissolved okadaic acid on the development of Longfin yellowtail Seriola rivoliana. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 190:210-216. [PMID: 28755633 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the context of global climate change where harmful algal blooms (HABs) might become more frequent and more severe, several studies have been conducted on the perturbation of embryonic development of marine animals by microalgal toxins. Okadaic acid (OA) and analogs (DSP toxins) produced by dinoflagellates of the genera Dynophysis and Prorocentrum are known to disturb embryogenesis. This study investigated the impact of dissolved DSP toxin (OA and Dinophysistoxin 1, DTX-1) exposure on embryo development of Longfin yellowtail Seriola rivoliana. Eggs were exposed to different concentrations of dissolved DSP toxins (low treatment: at 120μgl-1 OA eq; high treatment 175μgl-1 OA eq.). The first objective was to study the global toxic effect of DSP toxins with hatching percentages. Secondly, the effect of these toxins was investigated at molecular and functional level by measuring expression of responsible genes for bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) measuring phosphatase enzyme (serine/threonine and alkaline phosphatases) activities. Our results showed drastic mortalities induced by DSP toxins in both low and high concentration treatments. Activities of both protein and alkaline phosphatases were significantly inhibited by DSP toxin treatments, whose effects on gene expression were less evident, but levels of BMP expression in eggs treated with the lowest toxin concentration were significantly different from that in the control treatment. This work revealed an embryotoxic effect of DSP toxins resulting in high mortality of eggs. Phosphatase inhibition could have participated in part in these global effects by perturbing the regulation of pathways related to embryogenesis and resulting in a perturbation of gene expression.
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- J Le Du
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Alkawri A. Seasonal variation in composition and abundance of harmful dinoflagellates in Yemeni waters, southern Red Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 112:225-234. [PMID: 27555482 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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General abundance and species composition of a dinoflagellate community in Yemeni coastal waters of Al Salif (southern Red Sea) were studied with a view to understand the annual variations in particular the toxic species. Dinoflagellates were more abundant among phytoplankton. Thirty five dinoflagellate taxa were identified, among which 12 were reported as potentially toxic species. A significant change in seasonal abundance was recorded with the maximum (2.27∗106cellsl-1) in May, and the minimum (2.50∗102cellsl-1) recorded in January. Kryptoperidinium foliaceum, which was reported for the first time from the Red Sea, was the most abundant species with a maximum in May 2013 (2.26∗106cellsl-1). Spearman's rank correlation analysis indicates that, total harmful dinoflagellate cells, K. foliaceum, Prorocentrum gracile and Prorocentrum micans were significantly correlated with temperature. This study suggests that Yemeni waters should be monitored to investigate harmful species and to identify areas and seasons at higher risk.
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- Abdulsalam Alkawri
- Department of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science and Environment, Hodeidah University, Republic of Yemen.
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Toxicity and Growth Assessments of Three Thermophilic Benthic Dinoflagellates (Ostreopsis cf. ovata, Prorocentrum lima and Coolia monotis) Developing in the Southern Mediterranean Basin. Toxins (Basel) 2016; 8:toxins8100297. [PMID: 27754462 PMCID: PMC5086657 DOI: 10.3390/toxins8100297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Harmful benthic dinoflagellates, usually developing in tropical areas, are expanding to temperate ecosystems facing water warming. Reports on harmful benthic species are particularly scarce in the Southern Mediterranean Sea. For the first time, three thermophilic benthic dinoflagellates (Ostreopsis cf. ovata, Prorocentrum lima and Coolia monotis) were isolated from Bizerte Bay (Tunisia, Mediterranean) and monoclonal cultures established. The ribotyping confirmed the morphological identification of the three species. Maximum growth rates were 0.59 ± 0.08 d−1 for O. cf. ovata, 0.35 ± 0.01 d−1 for C. monotis and 0.33 ± 0.04 d−1 for P. lima. Toxin analyses revealed the presence of ovatoxin-a and ovatoxin-b in O. cf. ovata cells. Okadaic acid and dinophysistoxin-1 were detected in P. lima cultures. For C. monotis, a chromatographic peak at 5.6 min with a mass m/z = 1061.768 was observed, but did not correspond to a mono-sulfated analogue of the yessotoxin. A comparison of the toxicity and growth characteristics of these dinoflagellates, distributed worldwide, is proposed.
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Romero-Geraldo RDJ, García-Lagunas N, Hernández-Saavedra NY. Crassostrea gigas exposure to the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima: Histological and gene expression effects on the digestive gland. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2016; 120:93-102. [PMID: 27475522 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Bivalve mollusks bioaccumulate toxins via ingestion of toxic dinoflagellates. In this study, Crassostrea gigas was used to investigate the effects related to Prorocentrum lima exposure. Oysters were fed with three diets Isochrysis galbana (2 × 10(6) cell mL(-1)) control treatment; algal mix of I. galbana (2 × 10(6)) and P. lima (3 × 10(3) cell mL(-1)); and P. lima alone (3 × 10(3) cell mL(-1)). Feeding behavior changes, histopathological alterations, and expression patterns changes of genes involved in cell cycle (p21, cafp55, p53), cytoskeleton (tub, act), and inflammatory process (casp1) were evaluated. Results indicated that the presence of diarrheic shellfish poisoning by P. lima cells decreased the clearance rate (p < 0.05), induced structural loss, significantly decreased tubule area of the digestive gland (p < 0.05), and up-regulated in expression all gene (p < 0.05), suggesting that toxic cells might trigger inflammatory tissue process, disturb cell cycle and cytoskeleton representing a risk to oysters integrity.
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- Reyna de Jesús Romero-Geraldo
- Instituto Tecnológico de La Paz, Boulevard Forjadores de Baja California Sur No. 4720, Apartado Postal 43-B, La Paz, 23080, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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- CIBNOR - Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 195, Playa Palo de Sta. Rita Sur, Apartado Postal128, La Paz, 23096, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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- CIBNOR - Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 195, Playa Palo de Sta. Rita Sur, Apartado Postal128, La Paz, 23096, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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Nascimento SM, Salgueiro F, Menezes M, Oliveira FDA, Magalhães VCP, De Paula JC, Morris S. Prorocentrum lima from the South Atlantic: Morphological, molecular and toxicological characterization. HARMFUL ALGAE 2016; 57:39-48. [PMID: 30170720 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Morphological descriptions using light and scanning electron microscopy and molecular characterization of two Prorocentrum lima strains (UNR-01 and UNR-09) isolated from Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are provided. Okadaic acid (OA), dinophysistoxin-1 (DTX1) and DTX2 production by strain UNR-01 was investigated using liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry. Toxins were extracted from heat-treated (boiled) and non-boiled cell pellets to obtain respective quantities of free and total OA and DTX1. Growth parameters (growth rate and mean generation time) were determined for strain UNR-01. Prorocentrum lima cells were oblong-to-ovate in shape, broad in the middle region, and narrow at the anterior end. The periflagellar area was triangular, set into a V-shaped depression and was composed of eight periflagellar platelets of different sizes. The morphology fits well the characterization of the species isolated from elsewhere. Phylogenetic analysis based on internal transcribed spacer - ITS - and D1-D3 large subunit - LSU - of ribosomal RNA gene sequences revealed that both strains were identical and closely related to P. lima isolates from the Caribbean Sea and USA. The growth rate of strain UNR-01 was 0.24divday-1. OA concentrations were on average 15.2 and 38.5pg[OA]cell-1 for heat-treated and non-treated cells respectively, while DTX1 mean concentration was 0.5pg[DTX1]cell-1 for both heat-treated and non-treated cells. DTX2 was not detected. To date, these are the first strains of P. lima from the south Atlantic that have been characterized.
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- Silvia M Nascimento
- Laboratório de Microalgas Marinhas, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Av. Pasteur, 458, 314-B, 22.290-240 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade Molecular Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Av. Pasteur, 458, 512, 22.290-240 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Ficologia, Museu Nacional, UFRJ, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade Molecular Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Av. Pasteur, 458, 512, 22.290-240 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade Molecular Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Av. Pasteur, 458, 512, 22.290-240 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade Molecular Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Av. Pasteur, 458, 512, 22.290-240 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, United Kingdom.
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Determination of multiple toxins in whelk and clam samples collected from the Chukchi and Bering seas. Toxicon 2016; 109:84-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wang S, Chen J, Li Z, Wang Y, Fu B, Han X, Zheng L. Cultivation of the benthic microalga Prorocentrum lima for the production of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in a vertical flat photobioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 179:243-248. [PMID: 25545093 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, the cultivation conditions of Prorocentrum lima, including temperature, nutrient concentration, photoperiod, and salinity were observed, and then an effective method for the large-volume cultivation of P. lima using a vertical flat photobioreactor was developed for the first time. The maximum cell concentrations and toxin contents of P. lima cultured in the photobioreactor were reached after a 35 days cultivation. Moreover, a step-wise double-sedimentation centrifugation method was used to harvest the microalgae cells, with the harvest rate of 89%. Toxin analysis of dry microalgal powder indicated that OA and DTX1 contents were 15.2 and 21.6 mg g(-1), respectively. These results verify that the culture method using the proposed photobioreactor is effective to massively produce DSP toxin-containing P. lima. This study may serve as a guide for the large-scale production of toxin-producing red-tide benthic microalgae.
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- Shuai Wang
- Research Center for Marine Ecology, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China; College of Marine Life Science, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Research Center for Marine Ecology, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China.
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- Research Center for Marine Ecology, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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- Research Center for Marine Ecology, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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- Division of Medical and Biological Measurements Laboratory of Biological Analysis and Cell Technology, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100013, China
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- Key laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Research Center for Marine Ecology, The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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David H, Laza-Martínez A, García-Etxebarria K, Riobó P, Orive E. Characterization of Prorocentrum elegans and Prorocentrum levis (Dinophyceae) from the southeastern Bay of Biscay by morphology and molecular phylogeny. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2014; 50:718-726. [PMID: 26988455 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Benthic Prorocentrum species can produce toxins that adversely affect animals and human health. They are known to co-occur with other bloom-forming, potentially toxic, benthic dinoflagellates of the genera Ostreopsis, Coolia, and Gambierdiscus. In this study, we report on the presence of P. elegans M.Faust and P. levis M.A.Faust, Kibler, Vandersea, P.A. Tester & Litaker from the southeastern Bay of Biscay. Sampling was carried out in the Summer-Autumn 2010-2012 along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, but these two species were only found in the northeastern part of the Peninsula. Strains were isolated from macroalgae collected from rocky-shore areas bordering accessible beaches. Morphological traits of isolated strains were analyzed by LM and SEM, whereas molecular analyses were performed using the LSU and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)1-5.8S-ITS2 regions of the rDNA. A bioassay with Artemia fransciscana and liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry analyses were used to check the toxicity of the species, whose results were negative. The strains mostly corresponded to their species original morphological characterization, which is supported by the phylogenetic analyses in the case of P. levis, whereas for P. elegans, this is the first known molecular characterization. This is also the second known report of P. elegans.
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- Helena David
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Associated Unit of Toxic Phytoplankton (CSIC-IEO), Institute of Marine Research, (CSIC), Vigo, 36208, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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de Jesús Romero-Geraldo R, García-Lagunas N, Hernández-Saavedra NY. Effects of in vitro exposure to diarrheic toxin producer Prorocentrum lima on gene expressions related to cell cycle regulation and immune response in Crassostrea gigas. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97181. [PMID: 24825133 PMCID: PMC4019545 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Crassostrea gigas accumulates diarrheic shellfish toxins (DSP) associated to Prorocentrum lima of which Okadaic acid (OA) causes specific inhibitions of serine and threonine phosphatases 1 and 2A. Its toxic effects have been extensively reported in bivalve mollusks at cellular and physiological levels, but genomic approaches have been scarcely studied. Methodology/Principal Findings Acute and sub-chronic exposure effects of P. lima were investigated on farmed juvenile C. gigas (3–5 mm). The Pacific oysters were fed with three dinoflagellate concentrations: 0.3, 3, and 30×103 cells mL−1 along with a nontoxic control diet of Isochrysis galbana. The effects of P. lima on C. gigas were followed by analyzing expression levels of a total of four genes, three involved in cell cycle regulation and one in immune response by polymerase chain reaction and real time quantitative PCR, where changes in time and cell concentration were found. The highest expression levels were found in oysters fed 3×103 cells mL−1 at 168 h for the cycle regulator p21 protein (9 fold), chromatin assembly factor 1 p55 subunit (8 fold), elongation factor 2 (2 fold), and lipopolysaccharide/β-1, 3 glucan binding protein (13 fold above base line). Additionally, the transcript level of all the genes decreased in oysters fed wich the mixed diet 30×103 cells mL−1 of dinoflagellate after 72 h and was lowest in the chromatin assembly factor 1 p55 subunit (0.9 fold below baseline). Conclusions On C. gigas the whole cell ingestion of P lima caused a clear mRNA modulation expression of the genes involved in cell cycle regulation and immune system. Over-expression could be related to DNA damage, disturbances in cell cycle continuity, probably a genotoxic effect, as well as an activation of its innate immune system as first line of defense.
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- Reyna de Jesús Romero-Geraldo
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
- Department of Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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Sassolas A, Hayat A, Catanante G, Marty JL. Detection of the marine toxin okadaic acid: Assessing seafood safety. Talanta 2013; 105:306-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2012.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Revised: 10/10/2012] [Accepted: 10/13/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kopp M, Irschik H, Gemperlein K, Buntin K, Meiser P, Weissman KJ, Bode HB, Müller R. Insights into the complex biosynthesis of the leupyrrins in Sorangium cellulosum So ce690. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 7:1549-63. [PMID: 21365089 DOI: 10.1039/c0mb00240b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The anti-fungal leupyrrins are secondary metabolites produced by several strains of the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. These intriguing compounds incorporate an atypically substituted γ-butyrolactone ring, as well as pyrrole and oxazolinone functionalities, which are located within an unusual asymmetrical macrodiolide. Previous feeding studies revealed that this novel structure arises from the homologation of four distinct structural units, nonribosomally-derived peptide, polyketide, isoprenoid and a dicarboxylic acid, coupled with modification of the various building blocks. Here we have attempted to reconcile the biosynthetic pathway proposed on the basis of the feeding studies with the underlying enzymatic machinery in the S. cellulosum strain So ce690. Gene products can be assigned to many of the suggested steps, but inspection of the gene set provokes the reconsideration of several key transformations. We support our analysis by the reconstitution in vitro of the biosynthesis of the pyrrole carboxylic starter unit along with gene inactivation. In addition, this study reveals that a significant proportion of the genes for leupyrrin biosynthesis are located outside the core cluster, a 'split' organization which is increasingly characteristic of the myxobacteria. Finally, we report the generation of four novel deshydroxy leupyrrin analogues by genetic engineering of the pathway.
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- Maren Kopp
- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research, Helmholtz Center for Infection Research and Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, PO Box 151150, 66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Rossignoli AE, Fernández D, Regueiro J, Mariño C, Blanco J. Esterification of okadaic acid in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Toxicon 2011; 57:712-20. [PMID: 21329714 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2010] [Revised: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Okadaic acid and other toxins of the diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP) group are transformed mainly to their acyl-derivatives in bivalves. Some recent studies suggest that bacteria present in the bivalve gut could contribute substantially to the acylation of the toxins. By feeding microcapsules containing okadaic acid to mussels we have shown unequivocally that the ingested okadaic acid is nearly completely transformed to its fatty acid esters (acyl-derivatives). Treating mussels with antibiotics did not have any significant effect on the acylation of the supplied okadaic acid, suggesting that bacteria do not play any significant role in this process. The microsomal and mitochondrial subcellular fractions of the cells of the digestive gland have been shown to have contain enzymes that are able to transfer a fatty acid molecule from Coenzyme A to okadaic acid (so, that have Acyl-CoA:OA acyltransferase activity). This activity was related to that of the enzyme Cytochrome C reductase (NADPH), a marker of endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting that this organelle is the main responsible for the acylation process. Acylation of DSP toxins seems to be a key step in the depuration of these toxins from mussels, as these compounds are found in feces as acyl-derivatives. This is probably true for most bivalves. The proportion of acyl-derivatives accumulated can point to the key process of the depuration: acylation or excretion of acylated derivatives. In the mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mytilus edulis and in Donax trunculus, the first process seems to be the most important, but in most bivalve species it seems to be the second one. Other aspects of the relationship between depuration and acylation are also discussed.
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- Araceli E Rossignoli
- Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Pedras de Corón, s/n. Apdo. 13, 36620 Vilanova de Arousa (Pontevedra), Spain
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Nagahama Y, Murray S, Tomaru A, Fukuyo Y. SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN THE TOXIC DINOFLAGELLATE PROROCENTRUM LIMA (DINOPHYCEAE, PROROCENTRALES), BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERS(1). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2011; 47:178-189. [PMID: 27021723 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00939.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Wild and cultured specimens of Prorocentrum lima (Ehrenb.) F. Stein from 26 widely different areas in 13 countries were examined in order to determine consistent characters for delimiting species boundaries in this taxon. The morphological characters valve shape, valve size, valve ornamentation, number and shape of valve pores, number and shape of marginal pores, and periflagellar platelets were observed using LM and SEM, and two molecular genetic regions were sequenced. We identified stable morphological characters that were consistent among wild specimens and all cultures, which were valve shape, valve ornamentation, and number and arrangement of periflagellar platelets. All cultures of P. lima identified by these characters formed a monophyletic group in phylogenetic analyses based on the two genes, which, however, included the species Prorocentrum arenarium. P. arenarium was determined to be within the range of morphological variation of P. lima, and therefore we synonymize the two taxa. Within this monophyletic group, P. lima was divided into several subclades in the all phylogenetic analyses. There were no morphological characters specifically related to any one subclade. The subclades appeared to correlate broadly to sample collection regions, suggesting that geographically separated populations may have become genetically distinct within this epi-benthic species. We have emended species boundaries in P. lima.
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- Yukio Nagahama
- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, JapanSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 AustraliaAsian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, JapanSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 AustraliaAsian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, JapanSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 AustraliaAsian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, JapanSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 AustraliaAsian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Vale P, Veloso V, Amorim A. Toxin composition of a Prorocentrum lima strain isolated from the Portuguese coast. Toxicon 2009; 54:145-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Revised: 01/27/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Campa-Córdova AI, Núñez-Vázquez EJ, Luna-González A, Romero-Geraldo MJ, Ascencio F. Superoxide dismutase activity in juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei and Nodipecten subnodosus exposed to the toxic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 149:317-22. [PMID: 18786656 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2008] [Revised: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 08/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The toxic effect of the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum lima on juvenile American whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and giant lion-paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus was evaluated. Organisms were exposed to three densities (500, 2000, or 5000 cells mL(-1)), superoxide dismutase activity and soluble protein in the hepatopancreas and muscle were determined at 1, 6, 24 and 48 h after challenge. Shrimp exposed at 5000 cells mL(-1) significantly increased SOD activity in the hepatopancreas at 1 h post-challenge, whereas enzymatic activity in muscle significantly increased at 24 h at all densities. Scallops exposed to 500 and 2000 cells mL(-1) showed significant SOD activity increase in hepatopancreas at 24 and 12 h, respectively. Mortality at 48 h was 100% in scallops exposed to 5000 cells mL(-1). Shrimp showed higher levels of SOD activity than scallops. Soluble protein content in the shrimp hepatopancreas was significantly higher at densities of 500 and 2000 cells mL(-1) at 6 and 1 h, respectively. Soluble protein content in the scallop hepatopancreas was higher than control values at 1 h after challenge. In this study, 500 cells mL(-1) was enough to trigger SOD activity in two benthic species exposed to the toxic dinoflagellate P. lima.
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- Angel I Campa-Córdova
- Marine Pathology Unit, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Mar Bermejo 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz BCS 23090, Mexico
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Faust MA, Vandersea MW, Kibler SR, Tester PA, Litaker RW. PROROCENTRUM LEVIS, A NEW BENTHIC SPECIES (DINOPHYCEAE) FROM A MANGROVE ISLAND, TWIN CAYS, BELIZE(1). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2008; 44:232-240. [PMID: 27041058 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00450.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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As part of a long-term study of benthic dinoflagellates from the Belizean barrier reef system, we report a new species: Prorocentrum levis M. A. Faust, Kibler, Vandersea, P. A. Tester et Litaker sp. nov. P. levis cells are oval in valve view and range in size from 40 to 44 μm long and 37 to 40 μm wide. Each valve surface is smooth, with 221-238 valve pores and 99-130 marginal pores. These pores are uniformly small and range in diameter from 0.13 to 0.19 μm. Asexual reproduction in P. levis is atypical, occurring within a hyaline envelope, and produces long branching chains of adherent cells. A phylogenetic analysis of SSU rDNA indicated that of the Prorocentrum species sequenced so far, P. levis was most closely related to P. concavum. P. levis produces okadaic acid and dinophysis toxin-2 (DTX2). Further, SEM observations and SSU rDNA sequence for P. belizeanum M. A. Faust, which was isolated at the same time, are also presented.
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- Maria A Faust
- Department of Botany, United States National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, USANOS/NOAA, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA
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- Department of Botany, United States National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, USANOS/NOAA, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA
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- Department of Botany, United States National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, USANOS/NOAA, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA
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- Department of Botany, United States National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, USANOS/NOAA, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA
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- Department of Botany, United States National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, USANOS/NOAA, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, USA
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Nascimento SM, Purdie DA, Morris S. Morphology, toxin composition and pigment content of Prorocentrum lima strains isolated from a coastal lagoon in southern UK. Toxicon 2005; 45:633-49. [PMID: 15777960 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2004] [Accepted: 12/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Prorocentrum lima was isolated from the coastal Fleet lagoon, Dorset, UK in 2000 and a number of clonal cultures established. These were analyzed for okadaic acid (OA), dinophysistoxin-1 (DTX-1), DTX-2, DTX-4 and diol esters by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. OA concentrations varied from 0.4 to 17.1pg OAcell(-1) and DTX-1 from 0.4 to 11.3pg DTX-1cell(-1); DTX-2 was not detected in these isolates. OA and DTX-1 were detected in the culture media, as a result of toxin excretion. DTX-4 and a selection of DTX-4 diol esters were identified using selected ion monitoring, although not all strains produced these compounds. Cell size and number of marginal and valve pores of each strain were observed using scanning electron microscopy. OA and DTX-1 concentrations, pigment content and changes in nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the culture media were followed during growth of one strain of P. lima in batch culture. Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins have been previously detected in shellfish cultivated in the Fleet lagoon, but in the absence of any Dinophysis sp. cells. The identification of toxic P. lima strains from the Fleet suggests that this dinoflagellate is the most probable source of occasional DSP detected in the lagoon.
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- Silvia M Nascimento
- School of Ocean and Earth Science, Southampton Oceanography Centre, The University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
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