Distribution, diversity and toxin composition of the genus alexandrium (dinophyceae) in Scottish waters

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-393

  Brown, Lyndsay ^a   Bresnan, Eileen ^a   Graham, Jennifer ^a   Lacaze, Jean Pierre ^a   Turrell, Elizabeth ^a   Collins, Catherine ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; Dinoflagellate cysts; LC MS MS; LSU; Morphology; Paralytic shellfish poisoning; Scottish waters; Spirolides; Toxin profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952681589     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2010.495164     Document Type: Article

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