Evaluation of the Occurrence of Tetrodotoxin in Bivalve Mollusks from the Portuguese Coast
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. Toxin Extraction and Liquid Chromatography Analysis
2.2.1. Reagents
2.2.2. Toxins Extraction
2.2.3. TTX Determination by HILIC-MS/MS
2.3. Vibrio spp. Detection and Enumeration
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Rodrigues, S.M.; Pinto, E.P.; Oliveira, P.; Pedro, S.; Costa, P.R. Evaluation of the Occurrence of Tetrodotoxin in Bivalve Mollusks from the Portuguese Coast. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2019, 7, 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7070232
Rodrigues SM, Pinto EP, Oliveira P, Pedro S, Costa PR. Evaluation of the Occurrence of Tetrodotoxin in Bivalve Mollusks from the Portuguese Coast. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2019; 7(7):232. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7070232
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodrigues, Susana Margarida, Estefanía Pereira Pinto, Patrícia Oliveira, Sónia Pedro, and Pedro Reis Costa. 2019. "Evaluation of the Occurrence of Tetrodotoxin in Bivalve Mollusks from the Portuguese Coast" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7, no. 7: 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7070232