NOVEL STEROLS OF THE TOXIC DINOFLAGELLATE KARENIA BREVIS (DINOPHYCEAE) : A DEFENSIVE FUNCTION FOR UNUSUAL MARINE STEROLS?1

The "red tide" organism Karenia brevis (Davis) Hansen & Moestrup (=Gymnodinium breve Davis) produces a mixture of brevetoxins, potent neurotoxins responsible for neurotoxic shellfish poisoning in humans and massive fish kills in the Gulf of Mexico and the southern Atlantic coast of the...

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Publié dans:	Journal of phycology. - 1966. - 39(2003), 2 vom: 14. Apr., Seite 315-319
Auteur principal:	Giner, José-Luis (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Faraldos, Juan A, Boyer, Gregory L
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	2003
Accès à la collection:	Journal of phycology
Sujets:	Journal Article Karenia brevis anti-predation biomarkers brevesterol dinoflagellates gymnodinosterol harmful algal blooms marine chemical ecology marine sterols