In order to understand the role of bacteria in dinoflagellate physiology and toxigenesis, we have characterized the bacterial community associated with Gambierdiscus balechii, a dinoflagellate that is
Literature and this study’s IC50 values of ciguatoxins P-CTX-3C and C-CTX-1 for fluorescent and radiolabeled receptor binding assays (RBA(F) and RBA(R)). Error is represented as ± standard deviations
Ciguatera fish poisoning is an illness suffered by > 50,000 people yearly after consumption of fish containing ciguatoxins (CTXs). One of the current methodologies to detect ciguatoxins in fish is a r