Geographic distribution of Karlodinium veneficum in the US east coast as detected by ITS-ferredoxin real-time PCR assay

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 905-922

  Zhang, Huan ^a   Litaker, Wayne ^b   Vandersea, Mark W ^b   Tester, Patricia ^b   Lin, Senjie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DETECTION METHOD; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; REAL TIME; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); CHESAPEAKE BAY; NARRAGANSETT BAY; NEUSE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PACIFIC OCEAN; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

DINOPHYCEAE; KARLODINIUM; PFIESTERIA;

EID: 49449083741     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn047     Document Type: Article

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