A reinvestigation of saxitoxin production and sxtA in the 'non-toxic' Alexandrium tamarense Group V clade

Harmful Algae

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-104

  Murray, Shauna A ^a,b   Wiese, Maria ^a,b   Neilan, Brett A ^b   Orr, Russell J S ^c   de Salas, Miguel ^d   Brett, Steve ^e   Hallegraeff, Gustaaf ^f  

^a SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e Microalgal Services   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. catenella; Alexandrium tamarense; Saxitoxin; SxtA; Sydney Rock Oysters

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALEXANDRIUM FUNDYENSE; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA GLOMERATA;

EID: 84861677290     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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