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Use Of Molecular Probes To Assess Geographic Distribution Of Pfiesteria Species, Torstein Tengs
Use Of Molecular Probes To Assess Geographic Distribution Of Pfiesteria Species, Torstein Tengs
Dr. Torstein Tengs
We have developed multiple polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods for the detection of Pfiesteria sp. in cultures and environmental samples. More than 2,100 water and sediment samples from estuarine sites of the U.S. Atlantic and gulf coasts were assayed for the presence of Pfiesteria piscicida Steidinger & Burkholder and Pfiesteria shumwayae Glasgow & Burkholder by PCR probing of extracted DNA. Positive results were found in about 3% of samples derived from routine monitoring of coastal waters and about 8% of sediments. The geographic range of both species was the same, ranging from New York to Texas. Pfiesteria spp. are likely …
Classification And Identification Of Pfiesteria And Pfiesteria-Like Species, Torstein Tengs
Classification And Identification Of Pfiesteria And Pfiesteria-Like Species, Torstein Tengs
Dr. Torstein Tengs
Dinoflagellates can be classified both botanically and zoologically; however, they are typically put in the botanical division Pyrrhophyta. As a group they appear most related to the protistan ciliates and apicomplexans at the ultrastructure level. Within the Pyrrhophyta are both unarmored and armored forms of the dominant, motile flagellated stage. Unarmored dinoflagellates do not have thecal or wall plates arranged in specific series, whereas armored species have plates that vary in thickness but are specific in number and arrangement. In armored dinoflagellates, the plate pattern and tabulation is a diagnostic character at the family, subfamily, and even genus levels. In …
Genetic Polymorphism In Gymnodinium Galatheanum Chloroplast Dna Sequences And Development Of A Molecular Detection Assay, Torstein Tengs
Genetic Polymorphism In Gymnodinium Galatheanum Chloroplast Dna Sequences And Development Of A Molecular Detection Assay, Torstein Tengs
Dr. Torstein Tengs
Nuclear and chloroplast-encoded small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences were obtained from several strains of the toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium galatheanum . Phylogenetic analyses and comparison of sequences indicate that the chloroplast sequences show a higher degree of sequence divergence than the nuclear homologue. The chloroplast sequences were chosen as targets for the development of a 5'–3' exonuclease assay for detection of the organism. The assay has a very high degree of specificity and has been used to screen environmental water samples from a fish farm where the presence of this dinoflagellate species has previously been associated with fish kills. Various hypotheses …
Real–Time Pcr Monitoring Of Estuarine Water Samples For Pfiesteria Piscicida, A Dinoflagellate Associated With Fish Kills And Human Illness, Torstein Tengs
Real–Time Pcr Monitoring Of Estuarine Water Samples For Pfiesteria Piscicida, A Dinoflagellate Associated With Fish Kills And Human Illness, Torstein Tengs
Dr. Torstein Tengs
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