General Information

Event name: MX-10-005
Country: MEXICO
Nature of the harmful event:
Other ( Isolated strains from HABs)
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Rosalba Alonso Rodriguez

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 19.100000, Longitude: -104.366667
General location information: Lázaro Cárdenas, Colima
HAB Area code(s): PM
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum Graham 1943 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Event-related bibliography: Bustillos-Guzmán, J. J., Band-Schmidt, C. J., Durán-Riveroll, L. M., Hernández-Sandoval, F. E., López-Cortés, D. J., Núñez-Vázquez, E. J., Cembella, A., Krock, B. 2015. Paralytic toxin profile of the marine dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum Graham from the Mexican Pacific as revealed by LC-MS/MS. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A. 32(3): 381-394.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Growth: Advected
Growth Comments Modified f/2 medium (Guillard 1975), modified by adding 10^-8 M selenium and lowering the copper concentration (10^-8 M) with seawater obtaained from the Ensenada de la Paz. 24-26 °C under 150 umol m-2s-2 illumination from cool white fluorescent lights on a 12:12 light:dark cycle in a controlled environment chamber.
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Saxitoxins dcSTX 0.55 pg LC-MS
Saxitoxins dcNEO 2.61 pg LC-MS
Saxitoxins dcGTX1 1.73 pg LC-MS
B1 Saxitoxins 1.46 pg LC-MS
C1/2 Saxitoxins C1 81.90 pg LC-MS
C3/4 Saxitoxins C3 12.01 pg LC-MS
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Created at 07:45 on 6 Feb 2018
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