Tetrodotoxin (TTX) was accumulated at high concentrations in sediment samples from 2 inner water stations and 1 deep-sea station in the western Pacific off the coast of Japan.TTX was identified using tissue culture bioassay and HPLC.It is suggested that bacteria inhabiting the sediment are responsible for the production of toxin.The widespread occurrence of TTX in marine sediments is predicted; such large concentrations of TTX may affect animals inhabiting these sediments.
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