Diatoms and bacteria have cooccurred in common habitats for hundreds of millions of years,
thus fostering specific associations and interactions with global biogeochemical …

Interactions between bacteria and phytoplankton in aqueous ecosystems are both complex
and dynamic, with associations that range from mutualism to parasitism. This review focuses …

Lelong A., Hégaret H., Soudant P. and Bates SS 2012. Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae)
species, domoic acid and amnesic shellfish poisoning: revisiting previous paradigms …

Domoic acid (DA) is classified as a potent neurotoxin, an excitatory amino acid naturally
produced by several diatom species belonging to the genus Pseudo-nitzschia. The …

Toxin accumulation by suspension-feeding qualifier depends on a balance between
processes regulating toxin uptake (ie ingestion and absorption of toxic cells) and elimination …

Domoic acid (DA) is a compound generated as a secondary metabolite during harmful algal
blooms, has historically received attention as the potent neurotoxicity in marine environment …

Skeletonema costatum and Prorocentrum donghaiense co-exist and appear alternately as
dominant species in the natural phytoplankton community in the coastal area of the East …

The human population is increasing rapidly, and people are migrating from villages to urban
areas for their livelihood. In third-world countries, around 2.1 billion of the populace will be …

Toxic species of the diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia, observed worldwide from coastal
waters to the open ocean, produce the neurotoxin domoic acid (DA). DA is an important …

Domoic acid (DA) is a major marine neurotoxin, occurs frequently in most of the world's
coastlines and seriously threatens ecosystem and public health. However, information on its …