SxtA-based quantitative molecular assay to identify saxitoxin-producing harmful algal blooms in marine waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 7050-7057

  Murray, Shauna A ^a,b   Wiese, Maria ^a,b   Stüken, Anke ^c   Brett, Steve ^d   Kellmann, Ralf ^e   Hallegraeff, Gustaaf ^f   Neilan, Brett A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Microalgal Services   (Australia)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COPY NUMBER; COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS; IN-SITU; MARINE SAMPLES; MARINE WATERS; MOLECULAR ASSAYS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH;

ALGAE CONTROL; ECOLOGY; GENES; METABOLITES;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

SAXITOXIN; SEA WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DINOFLAGELLATE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TOXIN;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DINOFLAGELLATE; EVALUATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DINOFLAGELLIDA; GENE DOSAGE; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PHYTOPLANKTON; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAXITOXIN; SEAWATER;

EID: 82955237793     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.05308-11     Document Type: Article

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