Spatial distribution of toxic Alexandrium tamiyavanichii (Dinophyceae) in the southeastern South China Sea-Sulu Sea: A molecular-based assessment using real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay

• Main Authors: Kon, N.F., Teng, S.T., Hii, K.S., Yek, L.H., Mujahid, A., Lim, H.C., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/16409/

In this study, a quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay targeting the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of the nuclear-encoded ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) was developed for Alexandrium tamiyavanichii, a harmful tropical marine dinoflagellate. This species is of concern because it produces tox...