Identification of Pfiesteria piscicida (Dinophyceae) and Pfiesteria-like organisms using internal transcribed spacer-specific PCR assays

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 754-761

  Litaker, R Wayne ^a   Vandersea, Mark W ^a   Kibler, Steven R ^a   Reece, Kimberly S ^b   Stokes, Nancy A ^b   Steidinger, Karen A ^c   Millie, Dave F ^c   Bendis, Brian J ^c   Pigg, Ryan J ^c   Tester, Patricia A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Evolution; Karlodinium micrum; PCR; Pfiesteria piscicida; Pfiesteria shumwayae; Pfiesteria like organisms; Ribosomal genes

Indexed keywords

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; KARLODINIUM MICRUM; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; PFIESTERIA SHUMWAYAE;

EID: 0042065270     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02112.x     Document Type: Article

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