• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2021

Ciguatera is the commonest syndrome of marine poisoning that is caused by the ingestion of ciguatoxins that accumulate in certain tropical and subtropical finfish. It is endemic throughout the subtropical and tropical regions of the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean and has been rarely reported in Korea. With the expansion of travel, tourism, and the import of fish from the tropics, ciguatera poisoning now affects a diverse population. We report a case of ciguatera in a 70-year-old woman, presenting with general paralysis and coma, which developed after consuming codfish and mackerel in Korea.

• ALGAE
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2011

Five benthic species of the genus Gambierdiscus (Dinophyceae) were observed for the first time in the coastal waters of Pakistan, Northern Indian Ocean. The morphology of the epiphytic, ciguatera-related toxic species G. toxicus, G. belizeanus, G. polynesiensis, G. australes and G. cf. yasumotoi are presented here, described by the Kofoid system of thecal plates Po, 3', 7", 6c, 8s, 5"', 1p, 2"" with differences in cell shape, cell size, plates, pores around the apical pore plate by using light and scanning electron microscopy. The occurrence of these potentially toxic dinoflagellate species in Pakistani coastal areas of Manora Channel and Balochistan during high temperatures of 28-$32^{\circ}C$ is cause of concern for human health impacts from ciguatera fish poisoning.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2012

Gambierdiscus toxicus, Adachi et. Fukuyo, is a benthic ciguatoxin-producing armored dinoflagellate, often attached to macroalgae. This organism is the primary causative agent of ciguatera fish poisoning which occurs in tropical and subtropical regions. However, regardless of the fact that the population of Gambierdiscus spp. has expanded to such temperate areas from sub-trophic and trophic areas, monitoring of G. toxicus has been lacking in the Korean coastal waters of temperate areas. This study was performed at the uninhabited Baekdo Islands off the southern coast of Korea and at Seopsom Island in the vicinity of Seogwipo, Jeju Province during April and May, 2011. Cell densities of Gambierdiscus spp. on macroalgae at Baekdo and Jeju Island ranged from zero to 56.4 cells $g^{-1}$. Maximum density was recorded on the brown alga Cladophora japonica at St. 3 of Jeju Island. In particular, the cell densities of Gambierdiscus spp. were influenced by the substrate characteristics of macroalgae. In the future, the continuous monitoring of toxic benthic dinoflagellate is necessary to predict and prevent ciguatera poisoning in Korean coastal waters.

• 환경생물
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.355-361
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• 2012

우리나라 전국연안에서 해조류에 부착한 저서성 부착 맹독와편모조류의 분포특성을 파악하기 위해서 2011년 11월 25일에서 30일 사이 조사하였다. 해조류에 부착하는 맹독와편모조류 Gambierdiscus spp.는 전국 27개 정점 중 5개 정점[St. 6 (전남고흥군), St. 9 (경남남해군), St. 18 (경북 포항시 구룡포), St. 20 (경북 영덕), St. 26 (강원도 양양)]에서 출현하였다. Ostreopsis spp.는 3개 정점의 해조류[St. 11 (잎꼬시래기, 붉은까막살, 애기풀가사리), St. 18 (진두발, 마디잘록이, 참곱슬이), St. 21 (붉은까막살, 마디잘록이, 큰잎모자반)]에서 출현하였으며, 그중, 정점 18에서는 극히 높은 개체수(140 cells $g^{-1}$)가 관찰되었다. Prorocentrum lima는 서해와 남해안에서는 거의 출현하지 않았으나, 동해해역 대부분의 정점에서 높은 밀도로 출현하였다. Coolia spp.는 서해와 남해안에서는 전혀 출현하지 않았으나, 동해해역 일부 정점에서 극히 낮은 밀도로 출현하였다. 결과적으로 아열대성 저서 와편모조류는 우리나라 대부분의 연안해역 (동해를 중심으로)에 정착하고 있다는 것을 확인 할 수 있었고, 그들의 개체수 밀도는 해조류의 기질과 관련이 있을 것이다.