This work examined for evidence that hypothetical auto-inducer compounds, such as those associated with quorum sensing behaviors in other microorganisms, may be involved with the induction of ciguatoxin production by the putative dinoflagellate, Gambierdiscus toxicus. This line of inquiry is intended to explain this ephemeral and apparently density-dependent toxin production, and better understand the environmental triggers for the ciguatera cycle in nature.
Presenter:
Paul K. Bienfang, P.h.D., Researcher,
Department of Oceanography
University of Hawaii
Friday, March 3, 2006
11:00 a.m.
Pacific Ocean Science & Technology Building 723
Refreshments will be served after the seminar in POST 121
The Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine (PRCMB) is a newly established center at the University of Hawaii dedicated to trans-disciplinary research designed to gain new knowledge about the profound impacts of the ocean on human health. The Center is funded by the National Science Foundation (OCE04-32479) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P50ES012740).
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