Category: Harmful Algal Blooms

This is the second part of my series on Dinophysis. If you didn’t read the first part, go read it, and come back! Taming the beast After the toxicity of Dinophysis was revealed, the incentives for establishing permanent cultures in laboratory conditions were high. Once mastered, lab cultures of microorganisms are a great asset for…

A curious case of shellfish poisoning in Japan In the summer of 1976, coastal towns in Miyagi prefecture in northeastern Japan were faced with an unusual epidemic: 42 people presented symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea after they had eaten mussels. One year later, a similar outbreak occured, this time all along the eastern coast of…