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GONYAULAX [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Toxicology
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Food Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- saxitoxin
1, record 1, English, saxitoxin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- STX 2, record 1, English, STX
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mytilotoxin 3, record 1, English, mytilotoxin
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A neurotoxin found in clams and mussels that have fed on members of the genus Gonyaulax and related dinoflagellates whose local population explosions are associated with a red tide. 4, record 1, English, - saxitoxin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mitilotoxin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Toxicologie
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Salubrité alimentaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saxitoxine
1, record 1, French, saxitoxine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- STX 2, record 1, French, STX
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mytilotoxine 3, record 1, French, mytilotoxine
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Neurotoxine] produite par les dinoflagellés marins Gonyaulax catanelle, tamarella et polyedra (leur développement exagéré correspond aux marées rouges), se retrouvant dans les coquillages marins, huîtres, moules, [palourdes]. 2, record 1, French, - saxitoxine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mitilotoxine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Toxicología
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Inocuidad Alimentaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- saxitoxina
1, record 1, Spanish, saxitoxina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scintillon
1, record 2, English, scintillon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemically active membrane bound particle in Gonyaulax which reacts with molecular oxygen to produce living light or bioluminescence. 2, record 2, English, - scintillon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- scintillon
1, record 2, French, scintillon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particule subcellulaire composée en partie de molécules de protéines luminescentes. 2, record 2, French, - scintillon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La bioluminescence, ou la production de lumière, se voit lorsqu'un enzyme (la luciférase) oxyde un substrat (la luciférine). Ces deux composés, avec une protéine protectrice du substrat (la LBP) se trouvent dans un organite spécialisé pour la bioluminescence appellé scintillon. La bioluminescence ne se produit que la nuit car les scintillons sont présents dans les cellules uniquement dans la phase nocturne. 3, record 2, French, - scintillon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Toxicology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- paralytic shellfish poisoning
1, record 3, English, paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- PSP 2, record 3, English, PSP
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pathological condition in humans caused by the consumption of certain marine mussels or clams that have fed on planktonic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Gonyaulax. The mussels or clams become contaminated with a neurotoxin produced by the dinoflagellates, and subsequent consumption by humans results in respiratory or gastrointestinal distress. The condition occurs in conjunction with the phenomenon known as the Red Tide, a bloom of dinoflagellate population in marine waters. 3, record 3, English, - paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mussels were a traditional food source for the coastal First Nations peoples, but naturally-occurring plankton containing toxins can make eating mussels deadly. Paralytic shellfish poisoning can occur in any bivalve or hinge-shelled animals. Only eat bivalves from areas approved by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 4, record 3, English, - paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There are several types of illnesses, caused by marine biotoxins, that are connected with the consumption of contaminated shellfish. They include Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP), Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP), and Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP). 2, record 3, English, - paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toxicologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- empoisonnement marin paralysant
1, record 3, French, empoisonnement%20marin%20paralysant
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- intoxication par phycotoxine paralysante 2, record 3, French, intoxication%20par%20phycotoxine%20paralysante
correct, feminine noun
- IPP 2, record 3, French, IPP
correct, feminine noun
- IPP 2, record 3, French, IPP
- intoxication paralysante par les mollusques 3, record 3, French, intoxication%20paralysante%20par%20les%20mollusques
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les moules étaient un aliment traditionnel des Premières nations sur la côte, mais le plancton naturel qui contient des toxines peut en faire un aliment fatal. L'empoisonnement marin paralysant peut se produire dans tout mollusque bivalve ou à coquille à charnière. Ne mangez que ceux qui viennent de régions approuvées par Pêches et Océans Canada. 1, record 3, French, - empoisonnement%20marin%20paralysant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Plusieurs types de maladies, causées par des biotoxines marines, résultent de la consommation de mollusques ou de crustacés contaminés, notamment l'intoxication par phycotoxine paralysante (IPP), l'intoxication par phycotoxine amnestique (IPA) et l'intoxication par phycotoxine diarrhéique (IPD). 2, record 3, French, - empoisonnement%20marin%20paralysant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La marée rouge est une prolifération d'algues qui crée des conditions potentiellement mortelles pour l'être humain. Lorsqu'une marée rouge survient, on relève une explosion de microorganismes appelés dinoflagellés qui produisent l'un des plus puissants poisons naturels au monde. Les mollusques bivalves (coques, moules, pétoncles, huîtres et palourdes) absorbent cette toxine lorsqu'ils consomment les algues en question. La toxine reste dans l'organisme des mollusques bivalves longtemps après que les conditions aient changé et il est impossible de savoir quels mollusques ont été contaminés. Il n'existe pas d'antidote à l'intoxication paralysante par les mollusques. 3, record 3, French, - empoisonnement%20marin%20paralysant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Toxicología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- intoxicación paralizante debida a los crustáceos
1, record 3, Spanish, intoxicaci%C3%B3n%20paralizante%20debida%20a%20los%20crust%C3%A1ceos
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-09-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Water Pollution
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- red tide
1, record 4, English, red%20tide
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- red water 2, record 4, English, red%20water
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discoloration of sea water due to a large number of dinoflagellates which produce a substance that is toxic to many marine vertebrates and to humans consuming contaminated shellfish. 3, record 4, English, - red%20tide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Red water" is associated with massive temporary blooms of dinoflagellates such as Glenodinium or Gonyaulax. 4, record 4, English, - red%20tide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
However, not all visible red tides are toxic and the discoloration may not be necessarily red. 5, record 4, English, - red%20tide
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Pollution de l'eau
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- marée rouge
1, record 4, French, mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- eaux rouges 2, record 4, French, eaux%20rouges
correct, feminine noun, plural
- eaux colorées 3, record 4, French, eaux%20color%C3%A9es
feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eaux de surface dont la coloration marquée brun rougeâtre, est liée à la prolifération de microorganismes planctoniques, algues ou bactéries. 4, record 4, French, - mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S'explique par la présence, ou le nombre extraordinaire, d'organismes microscopiques du groupe des Dinoflagellés, qui provoque des hécatombes de poissons par empoisonnement. 5, record 4, French, - mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À noter, cependant, que les «eaux rouges» visibles ne sont pas toutes toxiques et que la coloration de l'eau n'est pas nécessairement rouge. 6, record 4, French, - mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Contaminación del agua
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguas rojas
1, record 4, Spanish, aguas%20rojas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- marea roja 1, record 4, Spanish, marea%20roja
correct, feminine noun
- aguas coloradas 2, record 4, Spanish, aguas%20coloradas
feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Floración que ocurre en las aguas marinas por un rápido aumento de dinoflagelados que dan al agua color rojizo y son capaces de producir intoxicaciones. 3, record 4, Spanish, - aguas%20rojas
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