Inter- and intra-specific variability in morphogenetics and toxin composition of Alexandrium spp. in Irish coastal waters

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-184

  Touzet, N ^a   Franco, J M ^b   Raine, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; Ireland; PSP toxins; rDNA sequencing; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

COASTAL WATER; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOGENESIS; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING; TOXIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM MINUTUM; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; ALEXANDRIUM TAMUTUM;

EID: 33749602061     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320609504144     Document Type: Article

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