A novel, simplified technique for preservation and rapid isolation of total RNA from the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella (Dinophyceae)

Phycologia

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 311-318

  Harlow, Lucy D ^a   Koutoulis, Anthony ^a   Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alexandrium catenella; Dinoflagellate; Liquid nitrogen; Neurotoxin; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; RNA isolation; RNAlater; RNAlater ICE

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33646491486     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/05-29.1     Document Type: Article

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