Pseudo-nitzschia, Nitzschia, and domoic acid: New research since 2011

SS Bates, KA Hubbard, N Lundholm, M Montresor… - Harmful Algae, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Metabarcoding reveals high genetic diversity of harmful algae in the coastal waters of Texas, Gulf of Mexico

CC Gaonkar, L Campbell - Harmful Algae, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental-DNA (eDNA) for metabarcoding is a rapid and effective means to investigate
microplankton community composition and species diversity. The objective of this study was …

Development of an absolute quantification method for ribosomal RNA gene copy numbers per eukaryotic single cell by digital PCR

K Yarimizu, S Sildever, Y Hamamoto, S Tazawa… - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Recent increase of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) causes world-wide ecological,
economical, and health issues, and more attention is paid to frequent coastal monitoring for …

Diversity and distribution of harmful microalgae in the Gulf of Thailand assessed by DNA metabarcoding

Z Fu, A Piumsomboon, P Punnarak, P Uttayarnmanee… - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Information on the diversity and distribution of harmful microalgae in the Gulf of
Thailand is very limited and mainly based on microscopic observations. Here, we collected …

Toxic HAB species from the Sea of Okhotsk detected by a metagenetic approach, seasonality and environmental drivers

S Sildever, Y Kawakami, N Kanno, H Kasai… - Harmful Algae, 2019 - Elsevier
During recent decades, the distribution of harmful algal bloom (HAB) species has expanded
worldwide together with the increase of blooms and toxicity events. In this study, the …

Diverse harmful microalgal community assemblages in the Johor Strait and the environmental effects on its community dynamics

KS Hii, M Mohd-Din, Z Luo, SN Tan, ZF Lim, LK Lee… - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal ecosystems are often subjected to anthropogenic disturbances that lead to water
quality deterioration and an increase in harmful algal bloom (HAB) events. Using the next …

Monitoring of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella in Osaka Bay, Japan using a massively parallel sequencing (MPS)-based technique

S Nagai, H Chen, Y Kawakami, K Yamamoto… - Harmful Algae, 2019 - Elsevier
Since 2002, blooms of Alexandrium catenella sensu Fraga et al.(2015) and paralytic
shellfish toxicity events have occurred almost yearly in Osaka Bay, Japan. To better …

[HTML][HTML] Plankton biodiversity and species co-occurrence based on environmental DNA–a multiple marker study

S Sildever, P Laas, N Kolesova, I Lips… - Metabarcoding and …, 2021 - mbmg.pensoft.net
Metabarcoding in combination with high-throughput sequencing (HTS) allows simultaneous
detection of multiple taxa by targeting single or several taxonomically informative gene …

Comparing metabarcoding and morphological approaches to identify phytoplankton taxa associated with harmful algal blooms

S Esenkulova, BJG Sutherland, A Tabata, N Haigh… - Facets, 2020 - facetsjournal.com
Molecular techniques are expected to be highly useful in detecting taxa causing harmful
algal blooms (HABs). This is the first report in Canada evaluating HABs-related species …

Rich molecular diversity of ribosomal RNA genes in Pseudo-nitzschia species (Bacillariophyceae) revealed through single-strain high throughput sequencing

H Wang, K Liu, Z He, Y Chen, CP Leaw, N Chen - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Ribosomal RNA genes (rDNAs) are widely used as molecular markers in phytoplankton
identification and diversity analysis, showing significant efficacy in metabarcoding studies …