Question: Okadoic acid has been posited to be the putative toxin in which type of shellfish poisoning?
Answer: Okadoic acid has been posited to be the putative toxin in diarrheic shellfish poisoning. (McIntyre L et al. Formation of a volunteer harmful algal bloom network in British Columbia, Canada, following an outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. 2013 Mar Drugs 11:4144-4157)
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