Some diatoms of the genera Pseudo-nitzschia and Nitzschia produce the neurotoxin domoic
acid (DA), a compound that caused amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans just over …

Over the last decade, our understanding of the environmental controls on Pseudo-nitzschia
blooms and domoic acid (DA) production has matured. Pseudo-nitzschia have been found …

Lelong A., Hégaret H., Soudant P. and Bates SS 2012. Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae)
species, domoic acid and amnesic shellfish poisoning: revisiting previous paradigms …

Diatoms are a species‐rich group of photosynthetic eukaryotes, with enormous ecological
significance and great potential for biotechnology. During the last decade, diatoms have …

The role of geographic isolation in marine microbial speciation is hotly debated because of
the high dispersal potential and large population sizes of planktonic microorganisms and the …

Trobajo R., Clavero E., Chepurnov VA, Sabbe K., Mann DG, Ishihara S. and Cox EJ 2009.
Morphological, genetic and mating diversity within the widespread bioindicator Nitzschia …

Genetic, reproductive and morphological variation were studied in 193 global strains of the
marine diatom species Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Grunow ex Cleve) Hasle to assess …

Quijano-Scheggia S., Garcés E., Lundholm N., Moestrup Ø., Andree K. and Camp J. 2009.
Morphology, physiology, molecular phylogeny and sexual compatibility of the cryptic Pseudo …

The ability for organisms to disperse throughout their environment is thought to strongly
influence population structure and thus evolution of diversity within species. A decades-long …

A. Amato and M. Montresor. 2008. Morphology, phylogeny, and sexual cycle of Pseudo-
nitzschia mannii sp. nov.(Bacillariophyceae): a pseudo-cryptic species within the P …