Pseudoalteromonas bacteria are capable of degrading paralytic shellfish toxins.

ABSTRACT: Marine bacterial isolates cultured from the digestive tracts of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) were screened for the ability to reduce the toxicity of a PST mixture. Seven isolates reduced the overall toxicity of the algal extract by > or = 90% within 3 days. These isolates shared at least 99% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with five Pseudoalteromonas spp. Phenotypic tests suggested that all are novel strains of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis.

SUBMITTER: Donovan CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2772429 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature