| Citation | Dai, X., B. D. Bill, N. G. Adams, U. Tillmann, C. A. Sloan, D. Lu, V. L. Trainer. In press. The effect of temperature and salinity on growth rate and azaspiracid concentration in two strains of Azadinium poporum (Dinophyceae) from Puget Sound, Washington State. Harmful Algae. |
| Title | The effect of temperature and salinity on growth rate and azaspiracid concentration in two strains of Azadinium poporum (Dinophyceae) from Puget Sound, Washington State |
| Author | Xinfeng Dai, Brian D. Bill, N. G. Adams, Urban Tillmann, C. A. Sloan, Douding Lu, Vera L. Trainer |
| Publication Year | In press |
| Journal | Harmful Algae |
| Keywords | harmful algal bloom,Azadinium,Puget Sound, |
| Description | Azaspiracids (AZA) are novel lipophilic polyether marine biotoxins associated with azaspiracid shellfish poisoning (AZP). Azaspiracid-59 (AZA-59) is a new AZA that was recently detected in strains of Azadinium poporum from Puget Sound, Washington State. In order to understand how environmental factors affect AZA concentrations in Puget Sound, a laboratory experiment was conducted with two local strains of A. poporum to estimate the growth rate and AZA-59 (both intra- and extracellular) concentration along temperature and salinity gradients. Both strains of A. poporum grew across a wide range of temperature (6.7 °C to 25.0 °C), and salinity (15 to 35). |