Molecular discrimination of toxic and non-toxic Alexandrium species (Dinophyta) in natural phytoplankton assemblages from the Scottish coast of the North Sea

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-26

  Toebe, Kerstin ^a   Alpermann, Tilman J ^a,b   Tillmann, Urban ^a   Krock, Bernd ^a   Cembella, Allan ^a   John, Uwe ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; dinoflagellates; field survey; fluorescence in situ hybridization; harmful algal blooms; molecular probes; phycotoxin; real time quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYPSIS; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROALGA; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA; SHELLFISH; SURVEYING; TOXICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM MINUTUM; ALEXANDRIUM TAMARENSE; ALEXANDRIUM TAMUTUM; ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84875938333     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2012.752870     Document Type: Article

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