Search Results - "Brinkman, Diane L"

Transcriptome and venom proteome of the box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri by Brinkman, Diane L, Jia, Xinying, Potriquet, Jeremy, Kumar, Dhirendra, Dash, Debasis, Kvaskoff, David, Mulvenna, Jason

“…The box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri, is the largest and most dangerous cubozoan jellyfish to humans. It produces potent and rapid-acting venom and its sting…”
Get full text

Tentacle Transcriptome and Venom Proteome of the Pacific Sea Nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) by Ponce, Dalia, Brinkman, Diane L, Potriquet, Jeremy, Mulvenna, Jason

“…Jellyfish venoms are rich sources of toxins designed to capture prey or deter predators, but they can also elicit harmful effects in humans. In this study, an…”
Get full text

Venom proteome of the box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri by Brinkman, Diane L, Aziz, Ammar, Loukas, Alex, Potriquet, Jeremy, Seymour, Jamie, Mulvenna, Jason

“…The nematocyst is a complex intracellular structure unique to Cnidaria. When triggered to discharge, the nematocyst explosively releases a long spiny, tubule…”
Get full text

Bioproduct Potential of Outdoor Cultures of Tolypothrix sp.: Effect of Carbon Dioxide and Metal-Rich Wastewater by Velu, Chinnathambi, Cirés, Samuel, Brinkman, Diane L, Heimann, Kirsten

“…Rising CO levels, associated climatic instability, freshwater scarcity and diminishing arable land exacerbate the challenge to maintain food security for the…”
Get full text

Effect of CO2 and metal-rich waste water on bioproduct potential of the diazotrophic freshwater cyanobacterium, Tolypothrix sp by Velu, Chinnathambi, Cirés, Samuel, Brinkman, Diane L., Heimann, Kirsten

“…Continued economic growth is reliant on stable, affordable energy, requiring at present fossil fuel-derived energy production. Coal-fired power stations…”
Get full text

Biomass pre-treatments of the N2-fixing cyanobacterium Tolypothrix for co-production of methane by Velu, Chinnathambi, Karthikeyan, Obulisamy Parthiba, Brinkman, Diane L., Cirés, Samuel, Heimann, Kirsten

“…Tolypothrix, a self-flocculating, fast growing, CO2 and nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, can be cultivated in nutrient-poor ash dam waters of coal-fired power…”
Get full text

Food-chain length determines the level of phenanthrene bioaccumulation in corals by Ashok, Ananya, Høj, Lone, Brinkman, Diane L., Negri, Andrew P., Agusti, Susana

“…Exposure from the dissolved-phase and through food-chains contributes to bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in organisms such as fishes…”
Get full text

Sources, presence and potential effects of contaminants of emerging concern in the marine environments of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, Australia by Kroon, Frederieke J., Berry, Kathryn L.E., Brinkman, Diane L., Kookana, Rai, Leusch, Frederic D.L., Melvin, Steven D., Neale, Peta A., Negri, Andrew P., Puotinen, Marji, Tsang, Jeffrey J., van de Merwe, Jason P., Williams, Mike

“…[Display omitted] •We review the impacts of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) on coral reefs.•The sources, presence and potential effects of six CEC…”
Get full text

Coral recruits are highly sensitive to heavy fuel oil exposure both in the presence and absence of UV light by Nordborg, F. Mikaela, Brinkman, Diane L., Negri, Andrew P.

“…Oil pollution remains a prominent local hazard to coral reefs, but the sensitivity of some coral life stages to oil exposure remains unstudied. Exposure to…”
Get full text

Phototoxic effects of PAH and UVA exposure on molecular responses and developmental success in coral larvae by Overmans, Sebastian, Nordborg, Mikaela, Díaz-Rúa, Rubén, Brinkman, Diane L., Negri, Andrew P., Agustí, Susana

“…•Anthracene severely reduces metamorphosis and survival of coral larvae.•UVA-induced phototoxicity only evident for anthracene, not phenanthrene.•Anthracene…”
Get full text

Molecular responses of sponge larvae exposed to partially weathered condensate oil by Luter, Heidi M., Laffy, Patrick, Flores, Florita, Brinkman, Diane L., Fisher, Rebecca, Negri, Andrew P.

“…Anthropogenic inputs of petroleum hydrocarbons into the marine environment can have long lasting impacts on benthic communities. Sponges form an abundant and…”
Get full text

Sensitivity of the Indo-Pacific coral Acropora millepora to aromatic hydrocarbons by Brinkman, Diane L., Flores, Florita, Luter, Heidi M., Nordborg, F. Mikaela, Brooks, Maxime, Parkerton, Thomas F., Negri, Andrew P.

“…The risks posed by petroleum spills to coral reefs are poorly understood and quantifying acute toxicity thresholds for aromatic hydrocarbons to reef-building…”
Get full text

Effects of aromatic hydrocarbons and evaluation of oil toxicity modelling for larvae of a tropical coral by Nordborg, F. Mikaela, Brinkman, Diane L., Fisher, Rebecca, Parkerton, Thomas F., Oelgemöller, Michael, Negri, Andrew P.

“…Application of oil toxicity modelling for assessing the risk of spills to coral reefs remains uncertain due to a lack of data for key tropical species and…”
Get full text

Phototoxic effects of two common marine fuels on the settlement success of the coral Acropora tenuis by Nordborg, F. Mikaela, Flores, Florita, Brinkman, Diane L., Agustí, Susana, Negri, Andrew P.

“…Coral reefs are at risk of exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons from shipping spills and uncontrolled discharges during extraction. The toxicity of petroleum…”
Get full text

Chironex fleckeri (box jellyfish) venom proteins: expansion of a cnidarian toxin family that elicits variable cytolytic and cardiovascular effects by Brinkman, Diane L, Konstantakopoulos, Nicki, McInerney, Bernie V, Mulvenna, Jason, Seymour, Jamie E, Isbister, Geoffrey K, Hodgson, Wayne C

“…The box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri produces extremely potent and rapid-acting venom that is harmful to humans and lethal to prey. Here, we describe the…”
Get full text

Acute ecotoxicology of natural oil and gas condensate to coral reef larvae by Negri, Andrew P., Brinkman, Diane L., Flores, Florita, Botté, Emmanuelle S., Jones, Ross J., Webster, Nicole S.

“…Risks posed by oil spills to coral reefs are difficult to evaluate, partially due to the absence of studies that adequately assess toxicity to relevant coral…”
Get full text

Derivation of toxicity thresholds for gas condensate oils protective of tropical species using experimental and modelling approaches by Negri, Andrew P., Brinkman, Diane L., Flores, Florita, van Dam, Joost, Luter, Heidi M., Thomas, Marie C., Fisher, Rebecca, Stapp, Laura S., Kurtenbach, Paul, Severati, Andrea, Parkerton, Thomas F., Jones, Ross

“…Toxicity thresholds for dissolved oil applied in tropical ocean risk assessments are largely based on the sensitivities of temperate and/or freshwater species…”
Get full text

Biochemical and molecular characterisation of cubozoan protein toxins by Brinkman, Diane L., Burnell, James N.

“…Class Cubozoa includes several species of box jellyfish that are harmful to humans. The venoms of box jellyfish are stored and discharged by nematocysts and…”
Get full text

Effects of coal contamination on early life history processes of a reef-building coral, Acropora tenuis by Berry, Kathryn L.E., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Brinkman, Diane L., Burns, Kathryn A., Negri, Andrew P.

“…Successful reproduction and larval dispersal are important for the persistence of marine invertebrate populations, and these early life history processes can…”
Get full text

Comparative study of the toxic effects of Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) and Chironex fleckeri (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) venoms using cell-based assays by Ponce, Dalia, Brinkman, Diane L., Luna-Ramírez, Karen, Wright, Christine E., Dorantes-Aranda, Juan José

“…The venoms of jellyfish cause toxic effects in diverse biological systems that can trigger local and systemic reactions. In this study, the cytotoxic and…”
Get full text