Special Issue on Marine Toxins

Editorial on the Special Issue “Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Public Health: Progress and Current Challenges”

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) affect the quality of fresh and marine waters and adversely affect both animals and humans. Public health risks include exposure to toxins through consumption of contaminated drinking water and fish and shellfish, and by recreating on or in contaminated waters. Federal and State professionals and researchers contributed to this Special Issue on HABs and Public Health...

Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on Plant Toxins

An Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on “Novel Pharmacological Inhibitors for Bacterial Protein Toxins”

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Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on Ergot Alkaloids

Toxinology of Venomous Marine Worms; A Review

Although the widespread distribution of venomous marine worms around the world, the structural and toxinologcal studies of their toxins are still limited.This study was aimed to evaluate the toxicity of poisonous marine worms. Touching the cilium of Chloeia flava and Sipuncula marine worms cause painful inflammation of the skin. Many species of nemertines prey their victims by a flexible prob...