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Phylogeography of ostreopsis along west Pacific coast, with special reference to a novel clade from Japan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Sato Shinya, Nishimura Tomohiro, Uehara Keita, Sakanari Hiroshi, Tawong Wittaya, Hariganeya Naohito, Smith Kirsty, Rhodes Lesley, Yasumoto Takeshi, Taira Yosuke, Suda Shoichiro, Yamaguchi Haruo, Adachi Masao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A dinoflagellate genus Ostreopsis is known as a potential producer of Palytoxin derivatives. Palytoxin is the most potent non-proteinaceous compound reported so far. There has been a growing number of reports on palytoxin-like poisonings in southern areas of Japan; however, the distribution of Ostreopsis has not been investigated so far. Morphological plasticity of Ostreopsis makes reliable...
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