PROJECT NUMBER
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1986-010
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Factors affecting the toxicity of the dinoflagellate, Gambierdiscus toxicus, and the development of ciguatera outbreaks
This project confirmed that the benthic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus is an origin of putative ciguatoxin precursors called gambiertoxins. It was recently found in French Polynesia that gambiertoxins could be extracted from biodetritus containing wild G. toxicus and that gambiertoxins were...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries EcoScience Precinct