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Discovery of Nuclear-Encoded Genes for the Neurotoxin Saxitoxin in Dinoflagellates
Saxitoxin is a potent neurotoxin that occurs in aquatic environments worldwide. Ingestion of vector species can lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning, a severe human illness that may lead to paralysis and death. In freshwaters, the toxin is produced by prokaryotic cyanobacteria; in marine waters, it...
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3097229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21625593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020096 |