Yixiao Xu, Mindy L. Richlen, Steve L. Morton, Yim Ling Mak, Leo Lai Chan, Aranteiti Tekiau, Donald M. Anderson,
... Gambierdiscus spp. from a high-risk area of Marakei, Republic of Kiribati. The genera Gambierdiscus, Prorocentrum, Ostreopsis, ... 15 m). The distribution of Gambierdiscus spp. at Marakei corresponded with previously observed patterns of fish toxicity, ... Despite low densities of Gambierdiscus spp. observed at Marakei relative to other studies in other parts of ... be sufficient to render the western coast of Marakei a high-risk area for ciguatera. The long history of toxicity along the western side of Marakei suggests that large-scale oceanographic forcings that regulate ...
Tópico(s): Marine and coastal ecosystems
2014 - Elsevier BV | Harmful Algae
Jingyi Zhu, Wai Hin Lee, Jiajun Wu, Shiwen Zhou, Ki Chun Yip, Xiaowan Liu, Taratau Kirata, Leo Lai Chan,
... and groupers collected from the Kiritimati Island and Marakei Island of the Republic of Kiribati were analyzed ... were detected in 74.5% of specimens from Marakei Island and 61.5% of specimens from Kiritimati Island. The most toxic fish Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus from Marakei Island and Cephalopholis miniata from Kiritimati Island were ...
Tópico(s): Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Toxins
Wing Hei Chan, Yim Ling Mak, Jiajun Wu, Ling Jin, Wai Hung Sit, James C.W. Lam, Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson, Leo Lai Chan, Paul K.S. Lam, Margaret B. Murphy,
... in the Pacific Ocean; two of its islands, Marakei and Tarawa, have been suggested as high-risk ... Island were significantly less toxic than those from Marakei Island, although all individuals were toxic based on ...
Tópico(s): Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
2011 - Elsevier BV | Chemosphere
Xinfeng Dai, Yim Ling Mak, Chung‐Kuang Lu, Hua-Hsuan Mei, Jiajun Wu, Wai Hin Lee, Leo Lai Chan, Po Teen Lim, Nurin Izzati Mustapa, Hong Chang Lim, Matthias Wolf, Dongrong Li, Zhaohe Luo, Haifeng Gu, Chui Pin Leaw, Douding Lu,
... evaluated using specimens collected from the original locality, Marakei Island, Republic of Kiribati; and specimens found in ... high incidence rate of ciguatera fish poisoning in Marakei Island.
Tópico(s): Marine and coastal ecosystems
2017 - Elsevier BV | Harmful Algae
Yixiao Xu, Mindy L. Richlen, Justin D. Liefer, Alison Robertson, David M. Kulis, Tyler B. Smith, M. L. Parsons, Donald M. Anderson,
... 5), most of which were established from either Marakei Island, Republic of Kiribati, or St. Thomas, United ...
Tópico(s): Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
2016 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Xiaowan Liu, Yihan Ma, Jiajun Wu, Qizhao Yin, Pengbin Wang, Jingyi Zhu, Leo Lai Chan, Bin Wu,
... of Gambierdiscus balechii 1123M1M10, which was obtained from Marakei Island (2°01'N, 173°15'E), Republic ...
Tópico(s): Marine and coastal ecosystems
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Marine Drugs
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Tópico(s): Marine and coastal ecosystems
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