Phytoplankton community changes in Kuantan Port (Malaysia), with emphasis on the paralytic-shellfish toxin-producing dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii
| Autor: | Ing Kuo Law, Normawaty Mohammad Noor, Po Teen Lim, Kieng Soon Hii, Winnie Lik Sing Lau, Chui Pin Leaw, Guat Ru Liow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
East coast 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Dinoflagellate Aquatic Science Alexandrium tamiyavanichii biology.organism_classification medicine.disease 01 natural sciences Port (computer networking) Fishery Geography Phytoplankton medicine Animal Science and Zoology Paralytic shellfish poisoning Hydrography Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Paralytic shellfish toxin |
| Zdroj: | Regional Studies in Marine Science. 26:100504 |
| ISSN: | 2352-4855 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100504 |
| Popis: | The Kuantan Port (Pahang, Malaysia, South China Sea) is a multi-cargo port located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The port has served as an important seaway to major ports in Asia-Pacific regions. In November 2013 and August 2014, two incidents of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) have been consecutively reported in the Port. In this study, a field investigation was undertaken in the Port from April 2015 to May 2016 as an effort to continuously monitor the occurrence of HAB species following the PSP episodes in the year 2013–2014.Phytoplankton and hydrographic samples were collected for quantitative and qualitative assessments in a monthly interval. To precisely quantify the PSP-toxins producing species Alexandrium tamiyavanichii, a real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay was applied to detect the motile cells and cysts. The results revealed the presence of A. tamiyavanichii but with extremely low cell abundances ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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