Novel toxic dinoflagellate causes epidemic disease in estuarine fish

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Noga, E J ^a   Khoo, L ^a   Stevens, J B ^a   Fan, Z ^a   Burkholder, J M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DINOFLAGELLATE; EPIDEMIC; EPITHELIUM; FISH DISEASE; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN ULCER; UNITED STATES;

DINOFLAGELLATE; ESTUARIES; ESTUARINE FISH; FISH DISEASE; SKIN ULCER; SKIN ULCERS; TOXIC DINOFLAGELLATE; TOXIC ORGANISMS;

USA, (NORTHEAST), ATLANTIC COAST; USA, (SOUTHEAST), ATLANTIC COAST; USA, ATLANTIC COAST;

EID: 0029667771     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-326X(95)00114-3     Document Type: Article

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