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Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1983-041
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Pharmacology and pathology of ciguatera poisoning in mammals and studies on the possible effects of ciguatoxin on fish

Ciguatera poisoning is a form of seafood poisoning that occurs in humans after the ingestion of particular specimens of a variety of tropical marine fish species. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by the ingestion of small quantities of a very powerful toxin, ciguatoxin (CTX), that occurs in the tissues...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1987-009
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Diseases of abalone

In 1985 and 1986 many greenlip abalone Haliotis laevigata near Edithburg in the St Vincent Gulf died. The protozoan parasite, Perkinsus olseni, was suspected to be the cause. We showed that Perkinsus olseni was seasonally abundant in greenlip from the edge of the die-back area. It was also common in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
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