COMPARISON OF 2 DOMOIC ACID-PRODUCING DIATOMS - A REVIEW Conference Paper

abstract

• In the past five years, awareness of domoic acid has increased from localized problems in Canada to outbreaks along both North American coasts. The phycotoxin domoic acid causes Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) in humans and can be fatal. The known species of phytoplankton responsible for production of domoic acid include some pennate diatom species of the genus Nitzschia, sensu latu, which form stepped chains typical of the Pseudonitzschia. These diatoms are widely distributed, but their life histories and population dynamics are poorly understood. This review addresses histories of occurrences, morphology, geographical distributions, seasonal patterns, growth requirements, domoic acid production, and trophic interactions, with emphasis on a comparison of Pseudonitzschia pungens f. multiseries (Hasle) Hasle and Pseudonitzschia australis Frenguelli. Through continued research it will become possible to provide guidelines for regulatory agencies that protect both the consumer and the seafood industry. 1993 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

authors

• Roelke, Daniel

published proceedings

• HYDROBIOLOGIA

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• VILLAC, M. C., ROELKE, D. L., VILLAREAL, T. A., & FRYXELL, G. A.

citation count

• 37

complete list of authors

• VILLAC, MC||ROELKE, DL||VILLAREAL, TA||FRYXELL, GA

publication date

• October 1993

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Hydrobiologia  Journal

keywords

• Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning
• Domoic Acid
• Neurotoxin
• Pseudonitzschia Australis
• Pseudonitzschia Pungens F Multiseries

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/BF00028020

start page

• 213

end page

• 224

volume

• 269

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fbf00028020