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Biogeography of resistance to paralytic shellfish toxins in softshell clam, Mya arenaria (L.), populations along the Atlantic coast of North America.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Sept 2018
Phillips Jennifer M, Bricelj V Monica, Mitch Maren, Cerrato Robert M, MacQuarrie Scott, Connell Laurie B
Abstract excerpt
Blooms of Alexandrium spp., the causative agent of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), recur with varying frequency and intensity on the Northwest Atlantic coast of North America, from New York, USA, to northern Canadian waters. Along this latitudinal range blooms co-occur with abundant, intertidal populations of softshell clams, Mya arenaria. Prior work identified a naturally-occurring genetic mutation in...
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