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The Effect Of Temperature On Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Uptake By Blue Mussels (Mytilus Edulis) And Sea Scallops (Placopecten Magellanicus), Mackenzie Mazur
The Effect Of Temperature On Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Uptake By Blue Mussels (Mytilus Edulis) And Sea Scallops (Placopecten Magellanicus), Mackenzie Mazur
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Increasing amounts of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) threaten human health, the economy, and marine ecosystems because of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Therefore, studies about shellfish toxicity can have significant public health and social impact. In this study, the effect of water temperature on PST uptake in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) was tested. Mytilus edulis and P. magellanicus were acclimated to either 10°C or 15°C for two weeks before being fed with the toxic alga, Alexandrium fundyense, at a concentration of 100 cells/mL and a non-toxic algae source (Shellfish Diet) at a concentration of 2.4 X …