Development and environmental application of a genus-specific quantitative PCR approach for Pseudo-nitzschia species

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1161-1169

  Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth ^a   Caron, David A ^a   Schnetzer, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD WEB; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 77952428448     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1383-y     Document Type: Review

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