Paralytic shellfish toxins or spirolides? The role of environmental and genetic factors in toxin production of the Alexandrium ostenfeldii complex

Harmful Algae

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-59

  Suikkanen, Sanna ^a   Kremp, Anke ^a   Hautala, Henna ^b   Krock, Bernd ^c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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

Author keywords

Alexandrium; Dinoflagellate; Paralytic shellfish toxin; Saxitoxin gene; Spirolide; Toxin profile

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIUM; ALEXANDRIUM OSTENFELDII; ALEXANDRIUM PERUVIANUM; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84878112333     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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