Perrault Justin R, Perkins Christopher R, Ajemian Matthew J, Bresette Michael J, Mott Cody R, Page-Karjian Annie
Loggerhead Marinelife Center, 14200 U.S. Highway 1, Juno Beach, Florida, 33408, USA.
Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, U-4210, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269, USA.
Toxicon X. 2020 Jan 3;5:100020. doi: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2019.100020. eCollection 2020 Mar.
Numerous toxin-producing harmful algal (HAB) species occur in Florida's coastal waters. Exposure to these toxins has been shown to have sublethal effects in sea turtles. The objective of this study was to establish concentrations of 10 HAB toxins in plasma samples from green turtles () foraging in Florida's Big Bend. Domoic acid, lyngbyatoxin-A, microcystins, nodularin, and okadaic acid were detected, demonstrating exposure to these HAB toxins, which are also a public health concern.
佛罗里达州沿海水域存在许多产生毒素的有害藻类(HAB)物种。已证明接触这些毒素会对海龟产生亚致死效应。本研究的目的是确定在佛罗里达州大弯地区觅食的绿海龟()血浆样本中10种有害藻类毒素的浓度。检测到了软骨藻酸、林加毒素-A、微囊藻毒素、节球藻毒素和冈田酸,表明这些绿海龟接触到了这些有害藻类毒素,而这些毒素也是公共卫生问题。