The microbial biogenesis of aquatic biotoxins

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-153

  Halstead, Bruce W ^a  

^a World Life Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleterin; Aquatic biotoxins; Ciguatoxin; Gambiertoxin; Gonyautoxin; Maitotoxin; Microbial biogenesis; Palytoxin; Saxitoxin; Scaritoxin; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

BREVITOXIN; CIGUATOXIN; MAITOTOXIN; PALYTOXIN; SAXITOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGAL BLOOM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY;

ALGAE;

EID: 0036555751     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10517230290075369     Document Type: Article

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