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IMG_7296-1(W) Mediterranean scorpion Mesobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832)
A commissioned photo, not wild.
Mesobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832) is one of the most important health-threatening scorpions in Turkey. This species is considered an old species living in the Mediterranean shore of the Aegean region, including Anatolia, Greece and Aegean islands Information related to the toxin and venom compounds from M. gibbosus is restricted to one report [Diego-Gracia et al, 2013) which describes the mRNA precursors and peptides of three alpha-potassium channel toxins (α-KTxs) (Diego-Gracia et al, 2013). No data has been reported regarding the toxin genes or genomic organization in this species.
For more venom info, please refer to Diego-García E, Peigneur S, Debaveye S, Gheldof E, Tytgat J, Caliskan F. Novel potassium channel blocker venom peptides from Mesobuthus gibbosus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Toxicon. 2013;61:72–82.
IMG_7296-1(W) Mediterranean scorpion Mesobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832)
A commissioned photo, not wild.
Mesobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832) is one of the most important health-threatening scorpions in Turkey. This species is considered an old species living in the Mediterranean shore of the Aegean region, including Anatolia, Greece and Aegean islands Information related to the toxin and venom compounds from M. gibbosus is restricted to one report [Diego-Gracia et al, 2013) which describes the mRNA precursors and peptides of three alpha-potassium channel toxins (α-KTxs) (Diego-Gracia et al, 2013). No data has been reported regarding the toxin genes or genomic organization in this species.
For more venom info, please refer to Diego-García E, Peigneur S, Debaveye S, Gheldof E, Tytgat J, Caliskan F. Novel potassium channel blocker venom peptides from Mesobuthus gibbosus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Toxicon. 2013;61:72–82.