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General Information

Event name: JP-08-001
Country: JAPAN
Nature of the harmful event:
 High Phyto concentration , Freshwater
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: cylindrospermopsins)
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Xiao, Man

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 24.433333, Longitude: 124.200000
General location information: Ishigaki Island,
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Seenaya et Subba Raju 1972 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: S. Zarenezhad, T. Sano, M. M. Watanabe, M. Kawachi, Evidence of the existence of a toxic form of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) in Japan. Phycological Res. 60, 98–104 (2012).

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 02:53 on 10 Feb 2019
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