title: Paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin profile of mussels Perna perna from southern Atlantic coasts of Morocco.
abstract: During the monitoring programme of harmful algal blooms established along the south Atlantic coast of Morocco, a bimonthly determination of harmful algae and phycotoxins analysis in Perna perna was carried out from May 2003 to December 2004. Results of mouse bioassay (in organs and whole flesh) showed a seasonal evolution of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin. The mussel's contamination was associated with the occurrence in water of Alexandrium minutum. The PSP toxin profile obtained with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC/FD) revealed the dominance of gonyautoxins GTX2 and GTX3 and a minority of GTX1, GTX4 and saxitoxin (STX). This profile explains that the toxicity was mainly associated with A. minutum.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, B.P 5221 Q.I, Agadir, Morroco. dichar75@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abouabdellah
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taleb
authors.forename: Asmae
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bennouna
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erler
authors.forename: Abdeghani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chafik
authors.forename: Abdelatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moukrim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001681:Biological Assay; D005068:Eutrophication; D051379:Mice; D008978:Mollusk Venoms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D009018:Morocco; D049883:Perna / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D012758:Shellfish; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008978:Mollusk Venoms