TY - BOOK ID - 14295561 TI - Algal toxins : nature, occurrence, effect and detection AU - Evangelista, Valtere AU - NATO Advanced Study Institute on Sensor Systems for Biological Threats: The Algal Toxins Case PY - 2008 SN - 140208479X 9786611860677 1281860670 1402084803 1402084781 PB - Dordrecht : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Algal toxins KW - Eukaryota KW - Marine Toxins KW - Toxins, Biological KW - Organisms KW - Biological Factors KW - Chemicals and Drugs KW - Toxicology & Public Health KW - Biology - General KW - Fungi & Algae KW - Botany KW - Public Health KW - Biology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Monitoring KW - Biologic Agents KW - Biologic Factors KW - Biological Factor KW - Factor, Biologic KW - Factor, Biological KW - Factors, Biological KW - Biological Agents KW - Agents, Biologic KW - Agents, Biological KW - Biologic Factor KW - Factors, Biologic KW - Biological Toxins KW - Toxins, Marine KW - Eucarya KW - Eukarya KW - Eukaryotes KW - Eukaryotas KW - Eukaryote KW - Phycotoxins KW - Life sciences. KW - Cell biology. KW - Bioinformatics. KW - Computational biology. KW - Plant science. KW - Botany. KW - Environment. KW - Environmental engineering. KW - Biotechnology. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Plant Sciences. KW - Life Sciences, general. KW - Cell Biology. KW - Computer Appl. in Life Sciences. KW - Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. KW - Environment, general. KW - Chemical engineering KW - Genetic engineering KW - Environmental control KW - Environmental effects KW - Environmental stresses KW - Engineering KW - Environmental health KW - Environmental protection KW - Pollution KW - Sustainable engineering KW - Botanical science KW - Phytobiology KW - Phytography KW - Phytology KW - Plant biology KW - Plant science KW - Natural history KW - Plants KW - Bioinformatics KW - Bio-informatics KW - Biological informatics KW - Information science KW - Computational biology KW - Systems biology KW - Cell biology KW - Cellular biology KW - Cells KW - Cytologists KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Science KW - Data processing KW - Cytology. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Data processing. KW - Environmental science KW - Bioinformatics . KW - Computational biology . KW - Floristic botany UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14295561 AB - This volume contains the lectures and seminars given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Sensor Systems for Biological Threads: The Algal Toxins Case”, held in Pisa, Italy in October, 2007. The Institute was sponsored and funded by the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO. It is my pleasant duty to thank this institution. This ASI offered updated information on how far the research on algal toxins has gone in the exploration of structures, biosynthesis and regulation of toxins, and the development of technology for bio-monitoring these c- pounds. Algae can form heavy growths in ponds, lakes, reservoirs and slow- moving rivers throughout the world; algae can house toxins which are usually released into water when the cells rupture or die. Hundreds of toxins have been identified so far. Detection methods, including rapid screening, have been developed to help us learning more about them, especially to find out which toxins are a real threat for people and what conditions encourage their production and accumulation. Early detection of algal toxins is an important aspect for public safety and natural environment, and significant efforts are underway to develop effective and reliable tools that can be used for this purpose. ER -