PRESENCE OF TETRODOTOXIN AND TETRODOTOXIN-PRODUCING BACTERIA IN FRESH-WATER SEDIMENTS

Authors
DO HK HAMASAKI K OHWADA K SIMIDU U NOGUCHI T SHIDA Y KOGURE K
Citation
Hk. Do et al., PRESENCE OF TETRODOTOXIN AND TETRODOTOXIN-PRODUCING BACTERIA IN FRESH-WATER SEDIMENTS, Applied and environmental microbiology, 59(11), 1993, pp. 3934-3937
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
59
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3934 - 3937
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1993)59:11<3934:POTATB>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The occurrence of tetrodotoxin (TTX) in sediment from Lake Suwa, Japan , was confirmed by a tissue culture assay, high-performance liquid chr omatography, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Altogether, 17 TTX-producing bacteria belonging to five genera were isolated from Lak e Suwa and Pond Inokasira. Our results indicate that TTX and TTX-produ cing bacteria occur even in freshwater environments.