Bioassay for ichthyocidal activity of Pfiesteria piscicida: Characterization of a culture flask assay format

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 241-254

  Quesenberry, M S ^a   Saito, K ^a   Krupatkina, D N ^a   Robledo, J A F ^a   Drgon, T ^a   Pecher, W T ^a   O'leary N ^a   Alavi, M ^a   Miller, T ^a   Schneider, R E ^a   Belas, R ^a   Deeds, J R ^a   Place, A R ^a   Zohar, Y ^a   Vasta, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture flask format; Dinoflagellates; Environmental isolates; Fish bioassay; Heterotrophic; Ichthyocidal; Microbial community; PCR detection; Pfiesteria piscicida; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; TOXIC ORGANISM;

BIOASSAY; CULTURE FLASK ASSAY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FISH DISEASE; GENETIC STRAIN; MORTALITY; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

CRYPTOPERIDINIOPSIS; CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; KARLODINIUM MICRUM; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM;

EID: 0036704141     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021126927365     Document Type: Article

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