Marine Biotoxins: Detection, Environmental Behaviour and Toxic Effects

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last two decades, the distribution and intensity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been increasing, representing a common ecological disaster in most waters worldwide. Diverse toxigenic microalgae can produce hundreds of biotoxins, most of which can be transferred and accumulated along food chains, potentially threatening the sustainable development of mariculture and human health. In recent years, many advances have been made in the study of biotoxins, including accurate and rapid detection methods and the discovery of novel toxins and their biological sources, environmental behaviours, metabolic transformations, toxic effects, and biosynthesis.

This Special Issue will focus on new progress in detection methods, environmental behaviours, toxic effects, metabolic transformations, risk assessments, biosynthesis, and other aspects of marine biotoxins. In order to advance our knowledge of this important issue, we encourage experts in the field of marine biotoxins to contribute research papers and critical reviews on this topic for inclusion in our Special Issue.

Dr. Jiangbing Qiu
Dr. Yang Liu
Guest Editors

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