Toxin profile, pigment composition, and large subunit rDNA phylogenetic analysis of an Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) strain isolated from the fleet lagoon, United Kingdom

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 343-353

  Nascimento, Silvia M ^a   Purdie, Duncan A ^a   Lilly, Emily L ^b   Larsen, Jacob ^c   Morris, Steven ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c Botanical Institute   (Denmark)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexandrium minutum; Coastal lagoon; Large subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Pigments; Saxitoxin

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; DINOFLAGELLATE; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING; PHYLOGENETICS; PIGMENT; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIN;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLEET LAGOON; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALEXANDRIUM MINUTUM; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 17644413258     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.03088.x     Document Type: Article

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