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Confirmation of domoic acid production of Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries isolated from Ofunato Bay, Japan

1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 37; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0041-0101(98)00210-4

1879-3150

Yuichi Kotaki, Kazuhiko Koike, Shigeru Sato, Takehiko Ogata, Yasuwo Fukuyo, Masaaki Kodama,

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Production of domoic acid (DA), the responsible toxin for amnesic shellfish poisoning, was examined for 44 strains of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. isolated from Ofunato Bay, Japan. Only one strain which was identified as Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries produced DA in a level comparable to Canadian strains. No significant DA was detected in the rest of the strains, indicating that toxic P. multiseries does not bloom in a high density in the bay.