Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)
- Volume 30 Issue 1
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- Pages.158-160
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- 1997
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- 0374-8111(pISSN)
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- 2287-8815(eISSN)
Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in the Mussel, Mytilus edulis, Caused the Shellfish Poisoning Accident at Geoje, Korea, in 1996
96년 거제에서 패류 중독 사고를 유발한 진주담치의 마비성 독소
- LEE Jong-Soo (Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
- SHIN Il-Shik (Kangnung National Univ.) ;
- KIM Young-Man (Dongeui Univ.) ;
- CHANG Dong-Suck (Pukyung National Univ.)
- Published : 1997.01.01
Abstract
Food poisoning accident occurred on May, 1996 at Oepo, Geoje County, Kyeongnam Province, Korea, and two persons were died within a few hours after ingestion of the soup prepared with wild mussel, Mytilus edulis, harvested on the sea rock. Paralytic shellfish poisons (PSP) were elucidated as the responsible toxins for the food poisons accident because the wild mussels caught after three days at the near place from the accident contained high toxicity of PSP ranged