Dinophysis Toxins: Causative Organisms, Distribution and Fate in Shellfish

B Reguera, P Riobó, F Rodríguez, PA Díaz, G Pizarro… - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
Several Dinophysis species produce diarrhoetic toxins (okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins)
and pectenotoxins, and cause gastointestinal illness, Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) …

The acquisition of phototrophy: adaptive strategies of hosting endosymbionts and organelles

MD Johnson - Photosynthesis research, 2011 - Springer
Many non-photosynthetic species of protists and metazoans are capable of hosting viable
algal endosymbionts or their organelles through adaptations of phagocytic pathways. A form …

Growth and grazing responses of the mixotrophic dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuminata as functions of light intensity and prey concentration

S Kim, YG Kang, HS Kim, W Yih, DW Coats… - Aquatic microbial …, 2008 - int-res.com
Dinophysis acuminata, a photosynthetic marine dinoflagellate, possesses plastids of
cryptophyte origin and causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP). Recent work has shown …

Production and excretion of okadaic acid, pectenotoxin-2 and a novel dinophysistoxin from the DSP-causing marine dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuta–effects of light …

LT Nielsen, B Krock, PJ Hansen - Harmful Algae, 2013 - Elsevier
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins constitute a severe economic threat to shellfish
industries and a major food safety issue for shellfish consumers. The prime producers of the …

The Genetic Diversity of Mesodinium and Associated Cryptophytes

MD Johnson, DJ Beaudoin, A Laza-Martinez… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Ciliates from the genus Mesodinium are globally distributed in marine and freshwater
ecosystems and may possess either heterotrophic or mixotrophic nutritional modes …

[PDF][PDF] Thin layers of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. and the fate of Dinophysis acuminata during an upwelling--downwelling cycle in a Galician Ria

L Velo-Suarez, S Gonzalez-Gil, P Gentien… - Limnology and …, 2008 - Citeseer
Fine-resolution measurements of phytoplankton and physical parameters were made from
31 May to 14 June 2005 in the Rıa de Pontevedra (Spain), which is subject to seasonal …

The effects of growth phase and light intensity on toxin production by Dinophysis acuminata from the northeastern United States

M Tong, DM Kulis, E Fux, JL Smith, P Hess, Q Zhou… - Harmful Algae, 2011 - Elsevier
For many years, the study of toxic Dinophysis species was primarily restricted to field
populations until it was recently demonstrated that some of these organisms can be …

Effects of light and food availability on toxin production, growth and photosynthesis in Dinophysis acuminata

LT Nielsen, B Krock, PJ Hansen - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2012 - int-res.com
Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins constitute a severe health risk to shellfish
consumers and a serious economic risk to the shellfish industry. The most prominent …

Shimiella gen. nov. and Shimiella gracilenta sp. nov. (Dinophyceae, Kareniaceae), a Kleptoplastidic Dinoflagellate from Korean Waters and its Survival under …

JH Ok, HJ Jeong, SY Lee, SA Park… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A small dinoflagellate,~ 13 μm in cell length, was isolated from Jinhae Bay, Korea. Light
microscopy showed that it was similar to the kleptoplastidic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium …

Seasonal dynamics of Mesodinium rubrum in Chesapeake Bay

MD Johnson, DK Stoecker… - Journal of plankton …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The photosynthetic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum is a common member of coastal
phytoplankton communities that is well adapted to low-light, turbid ecosystems. It supports …