Enhanced Toxicity of Diol-Estered Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins Across Trophic Levels: Evidence from Caenorhabditis elegans and Mytilus galloprovincialis
Caihong Chen, Haiyan Wu, Guanchao Zheng, Limin Lu, Zhijun Tan, Paulo Vale · 2025
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Caihong Chen and co-authors wrote a study from 2025 on whether a modified form of shellfish toxin is more harmful than the classic form. The toxins come from a widespread alga and gather in shellfish that filter the water. Their ester form dominates in mussels, yet its harm to sea-floor life was poorly known. The team tested the toxins on a small roundworm and on mussels, as a step toward judging risk across food levels.
Young worm larvae proved more sensitive than older ones. Extract from the alga harmed worms more than a pure standard of the classic toxin. Worms grew and bred less, and their gut walls leaked more. Mussels packed the toxins into their digestive gland at high levels, the ester form making up most of the load, and showed strong oxidative stress.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Caihong Chen, Haiyan Wu, Guanchao Zheng, Limin Lu, Zhijun Tan, Paulo Vale |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |