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Update of the Planktonic Diatom Genus Pseudo-nitzschia in Aotearoa New Zealand Coastal Waters: Genetic Diversity and Toxin Production.
Toxins - 10 Sept 2021
Nishimura Tomohiro, Murray J Sam, Boundy Michael J, Balci Muharrem, Bowers Holly A, Smith Kirsty F, Harwood D Tim, Rhodes Lesley L
Abstract excerpt
Domoic acid (DA) is produced by almost half of the species belonging to the diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia and causes amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). It is, therefore, important to investigate the diversity and toxin production of Pseudo-nitzschia species for ASP risk assessments. Between 2018 and 2020, seawater samples were collected from various sites around Aotearoa New Zealand, and 130 clonal isolates of...
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