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Identification of the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries (Bacillariophyceae) as a source of the toxin domoic acid in Algoa Bay, South Africa

GC PitcherBranch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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AD CembellaAlfred-Wegener Institut-Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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B KrockAlfred-Wegener Institut-Helmholtz Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
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BM MaceyBranch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, South Africa
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L MansfieldBranch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, South Africa
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TA ProbynBranch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, South Africa
Pages 523-528 | Received 01 Aug 2014, Accepted 01 Oct 2014, Published online: 23 Dec 2014

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