Prominent Human Health Impacts from Several Marine Microbes: History, Ecology, and Public Health Implications

P. K Bienfang; S. V DeFelice; E. A Laws; L. E Brand; R. R Bidigare; S Christensen; H Trapido-Rosenthal; T. K Hemscheidt; D. J McGillicuddy; D. M Anderson; H. M Solo-Gabriele; A. B Boehm; L. C Backer

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Prominent Human Health Impacts from Several Marine Microbes: History, Ecology, and Public Health Implications

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Prominent Human Health Impacts from Several Marine Microbes: History, Ecology, and Public Health Implications

P. K Bienfang, S. V DeFelice, E. A Laws, L. E Brand, R. R Bidigare, S Christensen, H Trapido-Rosenthal, T. K Hemscheidt, D. J McGillicuddy, D. M Anderson, …

International journal of microbiology, Vol.2011, pp.152815-15

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/152815

PMCID: PMC2957129

PMID: 20976073

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This paper overviews several examples of important public health impacts by marine microbes and directs readers to the extensive literature germane to these maladies. These examples include three types of dinoflagellates ( Gambierdiscus spp., Karenia brevis , and Alexandrium fundyense ), BMAA-producing cyanobacteria, and infectious microbes. The dinoflagellates are responsible for ciguatera fish poisoning, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, and paralytic shellfish poisoning, respectively, that have plagued coastal populations over time. Research interest on the potential for marine cyanobacteria to contribute BMAA into human food supplies has been derived by BMAA's discovery in cycad seeds and subsequent implication as the putative cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism dementia complex among the Chamorro people of Guam. Recent UPLC/MS analyses indicate that recent reports that BMAA is prolifically distributed among marine cyanobacteria at high concentrations may be due to analyte misidentification in the analytical protocols being applied for BMAA. Common infectious microbes (including enterovirus, norovirus, Salmonella , Campylobacter , Shigella , Staphylococcus aureus , Cryptosporidium , and Giardia ) cause gastrointestinal and skin-related illness. These microbes can be introduced from external human and animal sources, or they can be indigenous to the marine environment.

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Title: Prominent Human Health Impacts from Several Marine Microbes: History, Ecology, and Public Health Implications
Creators: P. K Bienfang - Center for Oceans and Human Health, Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, MSB no. 205, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
S. V DeFelice - Center for Oceans and Human Health, Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, MSB no. 205, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
E. A Laws - Center for Oceans and Human Health, Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, MSB no. 205, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
L. E Brand - Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy, Miami, FL 33149, USA
R. R Bidigare - Center for Oceans and Human Health, Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, MSB no. 205, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
S Christensen - Center for Oceans and Human Health, Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, MSB no. 205, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
H Trapido-Rosenthal - Center for Oceans and Human Health, Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, MSB no. 205, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
T. K Hemscheidt - Center for Oceans and Human Health, Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, MSB no. 205, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
D. J McGillicuddy - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
D. M Anderson - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
H. M Solo-Gabriele - Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida and University of Miami Center for Oceans and Human Health, Key Biscayne, FL 33124-0630, USA
A. B Boehm - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California and University of Hawaii Center for Oceans and Human Health, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
L. C Backer - National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 47770 Buford Highway NE MS F-46, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA
Publication Details: International journal of microbiology, Vol.2011, pp.152815-15
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Academic Unit: Rosenstiel School; Rosenstiel - Marine Biology & Ecology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
PMID: 20976073
PMCID: PMC2957129
Record Identifier: 991031559097602976