The growth, toxicity and genetic characterization of seven strains of Alexandrium catenella (Whedon and Kofoid) Balech 1985 (Dinophyceae) isolated during the 2009 summer outbreak in southern Chile

Harmful Algae

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages 105-112

  Aguilera Belmonte, Alejandra ^a   Inostroza, Ingrid ^a   Franco, José M ^b   Riobó, Pilar ^b   Gómez, Patricia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alexandrium catenella; Intraspecific variability; PSP toxins; Southern Chile; Strains

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 81455131431     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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