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Ecological and Physiological Studies of Gymnodinium catenatum in the Mexican Pacific: A Review

dc.creatorCHRISTINE JOHANNA BAND SCHMIDT
dc.creatorJOSE JESUS BUSTILLOS GUZMAN
dc.creatorDAVID JAVIER LOPEZ CORTES
dc.creatorIsmael Gárate-Lizárraga
dc.creatorERICK JULIAN NUÑEZ VAZQUEZ
dc.creatorFRANCISCO EDUARDO HERNANDEZ SANDOVAL
dc.date2010
dc.identifierhttp://cibnor.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1001/745
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.cibnor.mx:8080/handle/123456789/1450
dc.description"This review presents a detailed analysis of the state of knowledge of studies done in Mexico related to the dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum, a paralytic toxin producer. This species was first reported in the Gulf of California in 1939; since then most studies in Mexico have focused on local blooms and seasonal variations. G. catenatum is most abundant during March and April, usually associated with water temperatures between 18 and 25 ºC and an increase in nutrients. In vitro studies of G. catenatum strains from different bays along the Pacific coast of Mexico show that this species can grow in wide ranges of salinities, temperatures, and N:P ratios. Latitudinal differences are observed in the toxicity and toxin profile, but the presence of dcSTX, dcGTX2-3, C1, and C2 are usual components. A common characteristic of the toxin profile found in shellfish, when G. catenatum is present in the coastal environment, is the detection of dcGTX2-3, dcSTX, C1, and C2. Few bioassay studies have reported effects in mollusks and lethal effects in mice, and shrimp; however no adverse effects have been observed in the copepod Acartia clausi. Interestingly, genetic sequencing of D1-D2 LSU rDNA revealed that it differs only in one base pair, compared with strains from other regions."
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/reference/URL/URL: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/marinedrugs
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/reference/ISSN/ISSN: 1660-3397
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/reference/DOI/DOI: 10.3390/md8061935
dc.relationcitation:Band-Schmidt, C.J.; Bustillos-Guzmán, J.J.; López-Cortés, D.J.; Gárate-Lizárraga, I.; Núñez-Vázquez, E.J.; Hernández-Sandoval, F.E. Ecological and Physiological Studies of Gymnodinium catenatum in the Mexican Pacific: A Review. Mar. Drugs 2010, 8, 1935-1961.
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.sourceMarine Drugs
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/AUTOR/ecology, Gymnodinium catenatum, growth rate, harmful algae blooms, Mexican Pacific, paralytic toxins, physiological effects
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/2
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/24
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/2417
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/241707
dc.titleEcological and Physiological Studies of Gymnodinium catenatum in the Mexican Pacific: A Review
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