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PCR Techniques as Diagnostic Tools for the Identification and Enumeration of Toxic Marine Phytoplankton Species

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Algal Toxins: Nature, Occurrence, Effect and Detection

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Molecular based techniques applied to the marine environment for the rapid, specific and sensitive detection of target toxic microalgae have been developed and performed in many laboratories worldwide. Further, a need to quantify species specific target HAB (Harmful Algal Bloom) cells in natural assemblages avoiding the time consuming traditional methods of the microscopy is basically required. Here, a brief review of the quailtative and quantitative PCR-based methods applied for the monitoring of HAB species in field samples from the Mediterranean Sea is presented.

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Penna, A., Galluzzi, L. (2008). PCR Techniques as Diagnostic Tools for the Identification and Enumeration of Toxic Marine Phytoplankton Species. In: Evangelista, V., Barsanti, L., Frassanito, A.M., Passarelli, V., Gualtieri, P. (eds) Algal Toxins: Nature, Occurrence, Effect and Detection. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8480-5_12

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