Are cyanobacteria involved in Ciguatera Fish Poisoning-like outbreaks in New Caledonia?

Harmful Algae

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 827-838

  Laurent, Dominique ^a   Kerbrat, Anne Sophie ^a   Darius, H Taiana ^b   Girard, Emmanuelle ^c   Golubic, Stjepko ^d   Benoit, Evelyne ^c   Sauviat, Martin Pierre ^e   Chinain, Mireille ^b   Molgo, Jordi ^c   Pauillac, Serge ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b INSTITUT LOUIS MALARDÉ   (French Polynesia)

^c LABORATOIRE DE NEUROBIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE ET MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE ET BIOSCIENCES   (France)

^f Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning; Cyanobacteria; Epidemiology; Hydrocoleum; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; CIGUATERA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; GAMBIERDISCUS; HYDROCOLEUM; TRIDACNA;

EID: 49649086087     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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