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Haemolytic activity in different species of the genus Prymnesium (Haptophyta)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2016

S. Seoane ,
P. Riobó  and
J. Franco
S. Seoane*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain
P. Riobó
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
J. Franco
Affiliation:
Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Seoane, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, 48940, Spain email: sergio.seoane@ehu.es
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Abstract

The genus Prymnesium includes several species that produce toxins with cytotoxic, ichthyotoxic, neurotoxic and haemolytic activity. Bloom episodes of Prymnesium species have been reported from several parts of the world (North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia), especially from temperate and subtropical regions and most of them from brackish waters. Blooms cause great economic losses to aquaculture and fisheries around the world. The ichthyotoxic and allelopathic effects of Prymnesium have been linked to the presence of Haemolysin 1, Prymnesins 1 and 2 and, more recently, fatty acids and fatty acid amides. The toxicology of this genus with regard to different growth conditions such as light, nutrients and other parameters has been well documented. It is unknown, however, whether different species and strains from the Prymnesium genus all produce the same types and level of toxins. In this study, we have determined the haemolytic activity of eight different strains from the genus Prymnesium in both exponential and stationary phases of growth. We have also evaluated the efficiency of the extraction solvent.

Keywords

harmful algaehaemolyticPrymnesiumtoxicity
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 97 , Special Issue 3: European Marine Biology Symposium , May 2017 , pp. 491 - 496
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2016 

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