A comparison of methods for diarrhoeic shellfish poison detection.
Samples of diarrhoeic shellfish poison (DSP) mussels from several parts of the Italian Adriatic coastline were extracted and tested according to a number of different methods presently available, i.e. Yasumoto's mouse biotest, Kat's biotest, the ELISA test and the HPLC method. Results were compared for toxic levels detected in each sample. While a common qualitative result (toxic/non-toxic) was given by all the methods, no clear quantitative agreement was found. The differences between methods and consequent lack of agreement in results are discussed.
Gucci
P M
PM
Laboratory of Environmental Hygiene-Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Serse
A P
AP
Coccia
A M
AM
Tubaro
A
A
Della Loggia
R
R
Gianna
R
R
Bruno
M
M
Volterra
L
L
D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004988:Ethers, Cyclic / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D005260:Female; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D051379:Mice; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D051381:Rats
D004988:Ethers, Cyclic; D008387:Marine Toxins; D019319:Okadaic Acid