Identification of deep-sea-sediment bacteria which produce tetrodotoxin.
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Forty-nine bacterial strains were isolated from deep-sea sediments. Among them, 22 strains were shown by the tissue culture assay method to produce sodium channel blockers. For some strains, high-performance liquid chromatography analysis confirmed that the blocker was tetrodotoxin. Tetrodotoxin-producing bacteria seem to be widespread in marine sediment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 56 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990