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<p>Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a toxin mainly occurring naturally in contaminated puffer fish, which are a culinary delicacy in Japan. It is also detected in various marine organisms like globefish, starfish, sunfish, stars, frogs, crabs, snails, Australian blue-ringed octopuses, and bivalve molluscs. TTX is produced by marine bacteria that are consumed mainly by fish of the <italic>Tetraodontidae</italic> family and other aquatic animals. TTX poisoning through consuming marine snails has recently begun to occur over a wider geographical extent through Taiwan, China, and Europe. This neurotoxin causes food intoxication and poses an acute risk to public health. The aim of this review is to present the most recent information about TTX and its analogues with particular regard to toxicity, methods of analysis, and risk to humans of exposure.</p></abstract>

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a toxin mainly occurring naturally in contaminated puffer fish, which are a culinary delicacy in Japan. It is also detected in various marine organisms like globefish, starfish, sunfish, stars, frogs, crabs, snails, Australian blue-ringed octopuses, and bivalve molluscs. TTX is produced by marine bacteria that are consumed mainly by fish of the Tetraodontidae family and other aquatic animals. TTX poisoning through consuming marine snails has recently begun to occur over a wider geographical extent through Taiwan, China, and Europe. This neurotoxin causes food intoxication and poses an acute risk to public health. The aim of this review is to present the most recent information about TTX and its analogues with particular regard to toxicity, methods of analysis, and risk to humans of exposure.

Marine tetrodotoxin as a risk for human health

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a toxin mainly occurring naturally in contaminated puffer fish, which are a culinary delicacy in Japan. It is also detected in various...

Marine tetrodotoxin as a risk for human health

Article Category: Review Article

Pubblicato online: 08 ott 2019

Pagine: 579 - 586

Ricevuto: 31 gen 2019

Accettato: 16 set 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0060

Parole chiave
marine shellfish, tetrodotoxin, toxicity, detection, health risk

© 2019 A. Madejska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Marine tetrodotoxin as a risk for human health

Article Category: Review Article

Pubblicato online: 08 ott 2019

Pagine: 579 - 586

Ricevuto: 31 gen 2019

Accettato: 16 set 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0060

Parole chiavemarine shellfish, tetrodotoxin, toxicity, detection, health risk

© 2019 A. Madejska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
marine shellfish, tetrodotoxin, toxicity, detection, health risk