Low abundance distribution of Pfiesteria piscicida in Pacific and Western Atlantic as detected by mtDNA-18S rDNA real-time polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 667-681

  Lin, Senjie ^a   Zhang, Huan ^a   Dubois, Angela ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DINOFLAGELLATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); CHESAPEAKE BAY; CHILE; CHILEAN MARGIN; LOS LAGOS; MAINE; NEUSE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA;

EID: 33745712218     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi150     Document Type: Article

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