EcologyJournal of Natural ProductsPeer-reviewed
Oribatid Mites Supply Tetrodotoxin to Poisonous Newts
Yuto Nakazawa, Satoshi Shimano, Tadachika Miyasaka…·Kentaro Takada
This study identifies oribatid mites as the primary dietary source of tetrodotoxin for Japanese fire-bellied newts and shows that newts sequester TTX from these mites.
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