Quantitative PCR method for enumeration of cells of cryptic species of the toxic marine dinoflagellate Ostreopsis spp. in coastal waters of Japan.

Monitoring of harmful algal bloom (HAB) species in coastal waters is important for assessment of environmental impacts associated with HABs. Co-occurrence of multiple cryptic species such as toxic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis species make reliable microscopic identification difficult, so the employment...

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Main Authors: Naohito Hariganeya, Yuko Tanimoto, Haruo Yamaguchi, Tomohiro Nishimura, Wittaya Tawong, Hiroshi Sakanari, Takamichi Yoshimatsu, Shinya Sato, Christina M Preston, Masao Adachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23593102/pdf/?tool=EBI