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Zendong, Suzie Zita; Kadiri, Medina; Herrenknecht, Christine; Nezan, Elisabeth; Mazzeo, Antonia; Hess, Philipp. |
Algal toxins may accumulate in fish and shellfish and thus cause poisoning in consumers of seafood. Such toxins and the algae producing them are regularly surveyed in many countries, including Europe, North America, Japan and others. However, very little is known regards the occurrence of such algae and their toxins in most African countries. This paper reports on a survey of phytoplankton and algal toxins in Nigerian coastal waters. Seawater samples were obtained from four sites for phytoplankton identification, on three occasions between the middle of October 2014 and the end of February 2015 (Bar Beach and Lekki in Lagos State, Port Harcourt in Rivers State and Uyo in Akwa Ibom State). The phytoplankton community was generally dominated by diatoms and... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Dinoflagellates; Dinophysis; Phycotoxins; Untargeted analysis; Phytoplankton. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00314/42521/41893.pdf |
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