Increased toxicity of Karenia brevis during phosphate limited growth: ecological and evolutionary implications.

Karenia brevis is the dominant toxic red tide algal species in the Gulf of Mexico. It produces potent neurotoxins (brevetoxins [PbTxs]), which negatively impact human and animal health, local economies, and ecosystem function. Field measurements have shown that cellular brevetoxin contents vary from...

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Main Authors: Donnie Ransom Hardison, William G Sunda, Damian Shea, Richard Wayne Litaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3595287?pdf=render