Diversity, ecology and domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in Scottish waters
Some diatoms of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia produce the toxin domoic acid (DA). Accumulation of DA in shellfish has led to harvesting closures in western Scottish waters since 1999. This thesis investigated the diversity, ecology and distribution of toxic and non-toxic Pseudo-nitzschia species in wes...
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Open University
2004
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.402163 |