DNA barcodes reveal species-specific mercury levels in tuna sushi that pose a health risk to consumers

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 692-695

  Lowenstein, Jacob H ^a,b   Burger, Joanna ^c,d   Jeitner, Christian W ^c,d   Amato, George ^b   Kolokotronis, Sergios Orestis ^b   Gochfeld, Michael ^d,e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; Epidemiology; Mercury; Seafood labelling; Sushi; Thunnus

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PERCIFORM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEAFOOD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CANADA; EUROPE; JAPAN;

PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS; THUNNUS MACCOYII; THUNNUS OBESUS; THUNNUS ORIENTALIS; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 77958485246     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0156     Document Type: Article

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