@article{fdi:010086711,
  title = {{N}ew insights into the dynamics of causative dinoflagellates and the related contamination of molluscs by paralytic toxins in the southwestern {M}editerranean coastal waters of {M}orocco},
  author = {{A}boualaalaa, {H}. and {L}eblad, {B}. {R}. and {H}ormat-{A}llah, {A}. and {S}avar, {V}. and {E}nnaskhi, {I}. and {H}ammi, {I}. and {E}lkbiach, {M}. {L}. and {I}bghi, {M}. and {M}aamour, {N}. and {M}edhioub, {W}. and {A}mzil, {Z}. and {L}aabir, {M}ohamed},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he distribution of the two potentially toxic dinoflagellates {G}ymnodinium catenatum and {A}lexandrium spp. was investigated in the {M}editerranean {M}oroccan {S}ea from {M}arch 2018 to {M}arch 2019. {T}he cockle {A}canthocardia tuberculata and the smooth clam {C}allista chione were collected at four stations, and their toxin levels were assessed using the mouse bioassay. {T}he toxin profile was analysed by {LC}-{MS}/{MS} in {G}. catenatum and in the bivalves harvested in {M}'diq and {D}jawn. {T}he species {G}. catenatum was present throughout the year, whereas {A}lexandrium spp. was less abundant. {T}he paralytic shellfish toxin ({PST}) level in cockles was, on average, six times above the sanitary threshold; {GTX}5 was the major contributor to the total {PST} level, followed by dc-{STX} and {STX}. {T}he toxin level of the smooth clam was considerably lower than that of the cockle; {GTX}5 and {C}-toxins were the dominating analogues. {O}ur results suggest the responsibility of {G}. catenatum for the recurrent {PST} contamination in the {M}oroccan {M}editerranean {S}ea, with a west-east gradient.},
  keywords = {{P}aralytic shellfish toxins ; {G}ymnodinium catenatum ; {S}hellfish ; {M}ouse bioassay ; {LCMS} ; {MS} ; {M}oroccan {M}editerranean coast ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {MAROC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {185},
  numero = {{B}},
  pages = {114349 [17 p.]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114349},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086711},
}