The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
BlueBio is an ERA-NET COFUND created to directly identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value from in the blue bioeconomy.

More information on the BlueBio project and participating funding organizations is available on the BlueBio website: www.bluebioeconomy.eu

Last Update: 2024/06/19

LINGUATOX
Aquaculture
Marine Biotechnology
Fisheries
Bioelectronic tongue system for the detection of marine paralyzing toxins in bivalves
Nat. Programme (supported by ESIF)
National-European
Alisa Rudnitskaya
NA
UA - University of Aveiro (Portugal)
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (Portugal), 
2018
2022
€ 231,710
https://www.ua.pt/pt/projetos-id/483
Most of coastal countries are affected by proliferation of microalgae - harmful algal blooms (HABs). Some of the species of these microalgae produce toxins, which upon accumulation in bivalves, may cause shellfish poisoning in humans that sometimes may lead to death. HABs represent a public health threat also leading to the economic losses in aquaculture, fisheries and tourism. This project aims to develop a biosensor system or bioelectronic tongue for the rapid detection of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) commonly encountered in the Portuguese coastal waters. Novel approach to the detection of PSTs adopted in this work consists of combining biosensors employing enzymes and antibodies into a sensor array. The bioelectronic tongue will provide a tool for bivalve producers from the Portuguese coastal areas to survey toxins in their products allowing a more efficient management of bivalves culture and harvesting, particularly in remote and offshore regions.
Biosensors; Algal toxins; Bivalve; Monitoring; Shellfish; Mollusc;
Portuguese Waters (27.IXa,27.IXb)
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