Amplification of genes associated with saxitoxin biosynthesis in Bacteria associated with pyrodinium Bahamense var. Compressum using Primers designed from other Saxitoxin-producing organisms

• Main Authors: Sylvia Yahumin, Grace Joy Wei Lie Chin, Kenneth Francis Rodrigues
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Borneo International Journal of Biotechnology (BIJB) 2023
• Subjects: QH301-705.5 Biology (General); QK1-989 Botany; QR1-502 Microbiology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41914/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41914/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41914/; https://doi.org/10.51200/bijb.v3i.3125

Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum, the primary producer of saxitoxin (STX) in tropical water, poses a palpable threat to public health and safety. Seafood and aquaculture products contaminated with lethal concentrations of the principal neurotoxin, saxitoxin, have been implicated in mortality and...