Microbial diversity associated with tetrodotoxin production in marine organisms

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Pratheepa, V (Author) Other; Vitor Vasconcelos (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Vol. 36

Pages: 1046-1054

ISSN: 1382-6689

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 42 Citations

Scopus - 54 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Basic medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-EZR

DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.08.013

Abstract (EN): Tetrodotoxin (TTX), is a potent neurotoxin found in genetically diversed organisms. Many TTX producing microorganism have also been isolated from TTX bearing animals. The TTX producing microbes found in four different phylum (Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes), the Proteobacteria are the dominating one. In most of the cases, TTX producing microbes are found in the intestine of the TTX producing vector indicating the origin of TT X through food chain. This paper reviews the TTX and its analogs and the geographic distribution of TTX in symbiotic microorganism and its production.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9