Genetic variation among strains of pseudopfiesteria shumwayae and pfiesteria piscicida (dinophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1315-1322

  Small, Hamish J ^a   Shields, Jeffrey D ^a   Haas, Leonard W ^a   Vogelbein, Wolfgang K ^a   Moss, Jessica ^a   Reece, Kimberly S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

COI; Genetic variation; PCR RFLP; Pfiesteria piscicida; Pseudopfiesteria shumwayae; Ribosomal genes

Indexed keywords

DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA;

EID: 73349130757     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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