Identification of Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) species using PCR and rDNA-targeted probes

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 615-621

  Penna, Antonella ^a   Magnani, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

5.8S rDNA; Adriatic Sea; Alexandrium; Dinophyceae; Internal transcribed spacers; PCR; Radioactive probe; Southern blotting hybridization; Toxic dinoflagellates

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR IDENTIFICATION; DNA PROBE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALEXANDRIUM FUNDYENSE; ALEXANDRIUM LUSITANICUM; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE;

EID: 0033034574     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3530615.x     Document Type: Article

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