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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 872, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162236
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Gambierdiscus; Ciguatoxins; Kiribati; Malaysia; 44-Methylgambierone
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This study investigated the regional differences in ciguatera poisoning (CP) risks between Kiribati and Malaysia by assessing the toxicity of Gambierdiscus. The results showed that both Kiribati and Malaysia strains of Gambierdiscus had detectable toxicity, but the Kiribati strains were more hemolytic. The study identified 44-methylgambierone as a contributing factor to the hemolytic activity, along with other unknown hydrophilic toxins that could potentially be linked to the higher incidence of CP in Kiribati.
The dinoflagellates Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa can produce Ciguatoxins (CTXs) and Maitotoxins (MTXs) that lead to ciguatera poisoning (CP). The CP hotspots, however, do not directly relate to the occurrence of the ciguatoxic Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa. Species-wide investigations often showed no association between CTX level and the molecular identity of the dinoflagellates. In the Pacific region, Kiribati is known as a CP hotspot, while Malaysia has only three CP outbreaks reported thus far. Although ciguatoxic strains of Gambierdiscus were isolated from both Kiribati and Malaysia, no solid evidence on the contribution of ciguatoxic strains to the incidence of CP outbreak was recorded. The present study aims to investigate the regional differences in CP risks through region-specific toxicological assessment of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa. A total of 19 strains of Gambierdiscus and a strain of Fukuyoa were analyzed by cytotoxicity assay of the neuro-2a cell line, hemolytic assay of fish erythrocytes, and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Gambierdiscus from both Kiribati and Malaysia showed detectable ciguatoxicity; however, the Kiribati strains were more hemolytic. Putative 44-methylgambierone was identified as part of the contributors to the hemolytic activity, and other unknown hydrophilic toxins produced can be potentially linked to higher CP incidence in Kiribati.
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