Pseudo-nitzschia, Nitzschia, and domoic acid: New research since 2011

• Published in: Harmful algae Vol. 79; pp. 3 - 43
• Main Authors: Bates, Stephen S., Hubbard, Katherine A., Lundholm, Nina, Montresor, Marina, Leaw, Chui Pin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Amnesic shellfish poisoning; Australia; Bacteria; biotin; Canada; coasts; Diatom phylogeny; Diatom sexual reproduction; Diatom taxonomy; Domoic acid; food webs; genes; genetic markers; geographical distribution; Gulf of Mexico; Harmful algal bloom; Indonesia; iron; isomers; Malaysia; marine mammals; monitoring; neurotoxins; new species; new variety; Nitzschia; Oomycetes; parasitoids; Philippines; poisonous algae; population genetics; population structure; Pseudo-nitzschia; seawater; sexual reproduction; signal transduction; toxicity; transcriptomics; Vietnam; vitamin B12; Zooplankton; Canada; Vietnam; Philippines; Gulf of Mexico; Malaysia; Australia; Indonesia; Diatom taxonomy; Diatom sexual reproduction; Nitzschia; Amnesic shellfish poisoning; Pseudo-nitzschia; Bacteria; Harmful algal bloom; Diatom phylogeny; Domoic acid; Zooplankton

Some diatoms of the genera Pseudo-nitzschia and Nitzschia produce the neurotoxin domoic acid (DA), a compound that caused amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans just over 30 years ago (December 1987) in eastern Canada. This review covers new information since two previous reviews in 2012. Nitzs...