Growth of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) using high biomass culture systems

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 313-324

  Parker, N S ^a,b   Negri, A P ^c   Frampton, D M F ^a   Rodolfi, L ^d   Tredici, M R ^d   Blackburn, S I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerated and non aerated cultures; Alexandrium minutum; Alveolar panel photobioreactor; Dinoflagellate; Gonyautoxin; Paralytic shellfish toxins; Saxitoxin

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DINOFLAGELLATE; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIN;

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM MINUTUM; DINOPHYCEAE; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0036826008     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022170330857     Document Type: Article

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