What toxin does Pseudo-nitzschia australis?
Toxicity. Domoic acid (DA) is a neurotoxin known to cause Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) in humans and other predators that consume contaminated aquatic organisms that have consumed P. australius. DA has been isolated in several species of red algae, but is produced mostly by members of the Pseudo-nitzschia genus. What causes Pseudo-nitzschia? The researchers concluded…