Global distribution of ciguatera causing dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus

Toxicon

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 711-730

  Litaker, R Wayne ^a   Vandersea, Mark W ^a   Faust, Maria A ^b   Kibler, Steven R ^a   Nau, Amy W ^a   Holland, William C ^a   Chinain, Mireille ^c   Holmes, Michael J ^d   Tester, Patricia A ^a  

^a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c INSTITUT LOUIS MALARDÉ   (French Polynesia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; CFP; Ciguatera fish poisoning; G. belizeanus; G. caribaeus; G. carolinianus; G. carpenteri; G. pacificus; G. polynesiensis; G. ruetzleri; G. toxicus; G. yasumotoi; Gambierdiscus australes; Maitotoxin; Monitoring; Phylogeny; Ribotype

Indexed keywords

CIGUATOXIN;

ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CELL ISOLATION; CIGUATERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOTOXICITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FISH; GENUS; GROWTH; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

CIGUATERA POISONING; CIGUATOXINS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CIGUATERA; DINOPHYCEAE; GAMBIERDISCUS; GAMBIERDISCUS AUSTRALES; GAMBIERDISCUS BELIZEANUS; GAMBIERDISCUS PACIFICUS; GAMBIERDISCUS POLYNESIENSIS; GAMBIERDISCUS TOXICUS; GAMBIERDISCUS YASUMOTOI; PISCES;

EID: 77955851625     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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