Seafood Safety and Human Health

Contributors in marine science, microbiology, food science, and bacteriology provide the latest information on toxins and pathogenic organisms that can contaminate seafood. They describe the chemistry of marine toxins and the microorganisms that produce these toxins, and outline techniques for detection of toxins. Specific subjects include the effects of 4-aminopyridine in the treatment of saxitoxin poisoning, the pharmacology and detection of brevetoxins, highly sensitive bioassays for paralytic shellfish toxins, and antimicrobial peptides for fish disease control. The editors are affiliated with the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at Tulane University. The book is distributed by Enfield. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)