Current Knowledge of Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Biosynthesis, Molecular Detection and Evolution

Toxins and Biologically Active Compounds from Microalgae: Volume 1

Volumn 1, Issue , 2016, Pages 251-280

  D’agostino, Paul M ^a   Moffittm, Michelle C ^a   Neilan, Brett A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1201/b16569-16     Document Type: Chapter

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