The quantitative real-time PCR applications in the monitoring of marine harmful algal bloom (HAB) species

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 6851-6862

  Antonella, Penna ^a   Luca, Galluzzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copy number; Fluorescent probes; HAB species; Primers; qrt PCR; Ribosomal genes; SYBR Green; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

MARINE TOXIN; SAXITOXIN; SEA WATER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGAL BLOOM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; TAXONOMY;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

DINOFLAGELLIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAXITOXIN; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA; ALGAE;

EID: 84884702905     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1377-z     Document Type: Article

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