Monitoring toxic Ostreopsis cf. ovata in recreational waters using a qPCR based assay

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 102-109

  Casabianca, Silvia ^a   Perini, Federico ^a   Casabianca, Anna ^a   Battocchi, Cecilia ^a   Giussani, Valentina ^b   Chiantore, Mariachiara ^b   Penna, Antonella ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

HABs; Monitoring; Ostreopsis; QPCR; Recreational waters; Toxic algae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AQUACULTURE; GENES; HEALTH RISKS; MONITORING;

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; HABS; OSTREOPSIS; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; QPCR; RECREATIONAL WATER; SPECIES-SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL DNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; RIBOSOME DNA; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MARINE TOXIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; BIOMONITORING; DINOFLAGELLATE; GENE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC ORGANISM;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COB GENE; COI GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE; GENE DOSAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; OSTREOPSIS CF. OVATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SUMMER; WATER SAMPLING; ALGAL BLOOM; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMID; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WATER QUALITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; OSTREOPSIS; OSTREOPSIS OVATA;

DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE DOSAGE; HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MARINE TOXINS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PLASMIDS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATION; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84908615008     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.018     Document Type: Article

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