Toxicity of the Diatom Genus <i>Pseudo-nitzschia</i> (Bacillariophyceae): Insights from Toxicity Tests and Genetic Screening in the Northern Adriatic Sea

Diatoms of the genus <i>Pseudo-nitzschia</i> H.Peragallo are known to produce domoic acid (DA), a toxin involved in amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). Strains of the same species are often classified as both toxic and nontoxic, and it is largely unknown whether this difference is also ge...

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Main Authors: Timotej Turk Dermastia, Sonia Dall’Ara, Jožica Dolenc, Patricija Mozetič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/1/60