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- Title
Development of a test strip for rapid detection of Gymnodinium catenatum.
- Authors
Fang, Junhua; Li, Shuyue; Liu, Xiaoxiao; He, Weixin; Li, Lingyue; Zhang, Jiazhao; Zhang, Changgong; Zhou, Kefu
- Abstract
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are major ecological and environmental problems in China's coastal waters and seriously threaten the stability of the marine ecosystem and human health. Gymnodinium catenatum is a toxic red tide dinoflagellate. It can produce paralytic shellfish toxins (PSP), which cause serious hazards to marine organisms, public health, and safety. In this paper, a test strip based on colloidal gold immunochromatography (GICG) was developed for the rapid detection of Gymnodinium catenatum. The experimental results showed that the test strip has good specificity and sensitivity. It not only detects the different components of Gymnodinium catenatum but also may detect algal toxins. The lowest density of Gymnodinium catenatum that can be detected by this test strip is approximately 120 cells/mL. Cross-reaction indicated that the test strip had a high specificity for Gymnodinium catenatum. This test strip provides a rapid method for in situ detection of Gymnodinium catenatum and a reference method for the monitoring of other harmful algae to serve as an early warning of upcoming red tides. It also provides a new way to prepare more detection methods for toxic algal toxins.
- Subjects
CHINA; GYMNODINIUM; PARALYTIC shellfish toxins; MARINE ecosystem health; ALGAL toxins; COLLOIDAL gold; MARINE toxins; RED tide; TOXINS
- Publication
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 2023, Vol 195, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0167-6369
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10661-022-10708-2