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| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Harmful Algae |
| Vol/bind | 2 |
| Udgave nummer | 4 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 317-335 |
| ISSN | 1568-9883 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2003 |
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Author Keywords: Alexandrium minutum; Biogeography; Distribution; LSU rDNA; Morphology; Phylogeny; PSP toxins; SEM; TaxonomyAdgang til dokumentet
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T1 - Morphology, toxin composition and LSU rDNA phylogeny of Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) from Denmark, with some morphological observations on other European strains
AU - Hansen, Gert
AU - Daugbjerg, Niels
AU - Franco, J.M.
N1 - Author Keywords: Alexandrium minutum; Biogeography; Distribution; LSU rDNA; Morphology; Phylogeny; PSP toxins; SEM; Taxonomy
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The morphology of Alexandrium minutum Halim from Denmark was studied and compared to the morphology of material from Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland. Strains from Denmark and the French coast of the English Channel differed from the typical minutum morphotype by the absence of a ventral pore. Cells without a pore also dominated field material from Ireland but a small fraction (6%) did have a pore. Many cells had a heavily areolated theca. In the exponential growth phase, the PSP-toxin profile of the Danish strain of A. minutum was dominated by C1 and C2 (up to 70%), whereas GTX2 and 3 made up more than 17%, and STX almost 13%. Cells entering the stationary phase contained 30% STX with a concomitant decrease of the other toxins. Partial large subunit rDNA sequences (664 bp) confirmed that the Danish A. minutum strain clusters together with other European strains of this species, and a strain from Australia. However, sequencing of this part of the gene did not resolve intraspecific relationships and could not differentiate populations with or without pore and/ or different toxin signatures. A strain from New Zealand had a remarkably high sequence divergence (up to 6%) compared to the other strains of A. minutum and its identity should be further investigated. A distribution map of A. minutum has been compiled and it is suggested that A. minutum and A. angustitabulatum Taylor are conspecific.
AB - The morphology of Alexandrium minutum Halim from Denmark was studied and compared to the morphology of material from Portugal, Spain, France and Ireland. Strains from Denmark and the French coast of the English Channel differed from the typical minutum morphotype by the absence of a ventral pore. Cells without a pore also dominated field material from Ireland but a small fraction (6%) did have a pore. Many cells had a heavily areolated theca. In the exponential growth phase, the PSP-toxin profile of the Danish strain of A. minutum was dominated by C1 and C2 (up to 70%), whereas GTX2 and 3 made up more than 17%, and STX almost 13%. Cells entering the stationary phase contained 30% STX with a concomitant decrease of the other toxins. Partial large subunit rDNA sequences (664 bp) confirmed that the Danish A. minutum strain clusters together with other European strains of this species, and a strain from Australia. However, sequencing of this part of the gene did not resolve intraspecific relationships and could not differentiate populations with or without pore and/ or different toxin signatures. A strain from New Zealand had a remarkably high sequence divergence (up to 6%) compared to the other strains of A. minutum and its identity should be further investigated. A distribution map of A. minutum has been compiled and it is suggested that A. minutum and A. angustitabulatum Taylor are conspecific.
U2 - 10.1016/S1568-9883(03)00060-X
DO - 10.1016/S1568-9883(03)00060-X
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1568-9883
VL - 2
SP - 317
EP - 335
JO - Harmful Algae
JF - Harmful Algae
IS - 4
ER -