Algal Toxins

Nature, Occurrence, Effect and Detection

By: Valtere Evangelista (Editor), Laura Barsanti (Editor), Anna Maria Frassanito (Editor)

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This volume contains the lectures and seminars given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Sensor Systems for Biological Threads: The Algal Toxins Case", held in Pisa, Italy in October, 2007. The Institute was sponsored and funded by the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO. It is my pleasant duty to thank this institution. This ASI offered updated information on how far the research on algal toxins has gone in the exploration of structures, biosynthesis and regulation of toxins, and the development of technology for bio-monitoring these c- pounds. Algae can form heavy growths in ponds, lakes, reservoirs and sl- moving rivers throughout the world; algae can house toxins which are - ually released into water when the cells rupture or die. Hundreds of toxins have been identified so far. Detection methods, including rapid screening, have been developed to help us learning more about them, especially to find out which toxins are a real threat for people and what conditions encourage their production and accumulation. Early detection of algal toxins is an - portant aspect for public safety and natural environment, and significant efforts are underway to develop effective and reliable tools that can be used for this purpose.

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The world of algae	p. 1
Cyanobacterial diversity in relation to the environment	p. 17
Toxicity of fresh water algal toxins to humans and animals	p. 45
Toxicity of sea algal toxins to humans and animals	p. 91
The role of allelopathy for harmful algae bloom formation	p. 159
Checklist of phytoplankton on the South Coast of Murcia (SE Spain, SW Mediterranean Sea)	p. 179
Toxic Pseudo-nitzshcia populations from the Middle Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea, Italy)	p. 197
Algal blooms in Estonian small lakes	p. 211
Comparative estimation of sensor organisms sensitivity for determination of water toxicity	p. 221
Biochemical method for quantitative estimation of cyanobacteria toxins	p. 235
Using of laser-doppler spectrometry for determination of toxicity degree of chemical and natural compounds	p. 247
PCR techniques as diagnostic tools for the identification and enumeration of toxic marine phytoplankton species	p. 261
Detection of phytoplankton with nucleic acid sensors	p. 285
Development of sensors to trace toxins from dinoflagellates and other algae to seafood	p. 301
Recombinant formaldehyde dehydrogenase and gene-engineered methylotrophic yeasts as bioanalytical instruments for assay of toxic formaldehyde	p. 311
Electrochemical sensing methods : a brief review	p. 335
Oddities and curiosities in the algal world	p. 353
Index	p. 393
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