Special Issue "Marine Shellfish Toxins"

Guest Editor
Dr. Alison Robertson
Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory, Office of Food Safety, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1 Iberville Drive, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, USA
Website: http://www.fda.gov/
E-Mail: alison.robertson@fda.hhs.gov
Interests: marine and freshwater toxin chemistry, biochemical pathways, metabolism, biomarkers of exposure, and method development for detection of chemical hazards in seafood

Dear Colleagues,

Shellfish toxins pose a significant public health concern worldwide. These toxins are potent bioactive metabolites produced by a variety of dinoflagellate, diatom, and cyanobacterial species in marine and freshwater ecosystems.  Within each major class, these toxins include a vast array of congeners, differing greatly in terms of structure, pharmacological action, and toxicity. This combined special issue for Marine Drugs and Toxins is dedicated to recent advances in marine and freshwater shellfish toxin research. We encourage shellfish toxin research that reports on: 1) the discovery of novel shellfish toxins, metabolites and biochemical pathways relevant to human health, 2) the elucidation of biochemical or molecular targets for toxin detection, 3) research that enhances our understanding and linkage of ecological and functional roles of shellfish toxins, and 4) evaluation of new and emerging human health hazards on a regional and global scale including the evaluation of trophic pathways and toxicology.

I am honored to serve as a guest editor for this special issue and would encourage all scientists to submit their latest findings in an effort to enhance our collective knowledge and communication of marine and freshwater shellfish toxin research.

Dr. Alison Robertson
Guest Editor

Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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• shellfish toxins
• harmful algal blooms
• dinoflagellates
• diatoms
• cyanobacteria
• cyanotoxins
• bioaccumulation
• biomolecular pathways
• toxicology
• trophic transfer
• chemical ecology