Review Article

Tetrodotoxin Poisoning Due to Pufferfish and Gastropods, and Their Intoxication Mechanism

Table 6

Primary TTX producers.

Marine bacteriaSource

Vibrio alginolyticusFrom starfish
Vibrio VIIIFrom crab
Shewanella algaeFrom Jania sp.
Alteromonas tetraodonis
S. putrefaciensFrom pufferfish
Other marine bacteria