Production of domoic acid by Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries HASLE, affected by Lithium

DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.1998.tb00451.x
Author	Search for: Rao, D. V. Subba; Search for: Pan, Y.¹; Search for: Mukhida, K.
Name affiliation	National Research Council Canada. NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences
Format	Text
Type	Article
Journal title	Marine Ecology
ISSN	0173-9565 1439-0485
Volume	19
Issue	1
Pages	31–36
Subject	anthropogenic activities; lithium; blooms; domoic acid; Pseudo-nitzscliia multi-series
Abstract	Upon enrichment with lithium 385.6 μM Li, culture of Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries Hasle produces substantially higher level of the neurotoxin domoic acid DA 230 fg · cell-1 than the control 135 fg · cell-1. We hypothesize that in Cardigan Bay, where the first domoic acid episode was reported, high levels of Li could have originated via a massive freshwater run-off involving an adjacent dump. Lithium enrichment may have played a part in enhancing DA production leading to the intoxication episodes of 1987. Thus, anthropogenic activities may play a role as a sustainer of algal blooms and should be included in habitat management considerations involving coastal and inshore algal blooms, both toxigenic and non-toxigenic.
Publication date	1998-03
Publisher	Wiley
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NPARC number	23002086
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