New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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Short communication
Okadaic acid production by a New Zealand Prorocentrum lima isolate

LESLEY L. RHODES
MONA SYHRE

Cawthron Institute
Private Bag 2
Nelson, New Zealand

 

Abstract Cells of Prorocentrum lima, isolated from sediments collected from Rangaunu Harbour, P. lima (a Spanish isolate), and P. compressum, isolated from wrack collected at Ninety Mile Beach, Northland, New Zealand, were cultured and analysed for okadaic acid by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), using the derivatisation method with ADAM (anthryldiazomethane). P. lima (from Northland) was found to be equally toxic as cultures of the known toxic strain P. lima (Spanish isolate), and both strains were toxic to Artemia salina. P. compressum was not toxic to A. salina and did not produce okadaic acid.

Keywords Prorocentrum lima; okadaic acid; diarrhetic shellfish poisoning; DSP

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1995, Vol. 29: 367-370

0028-8330/95/2903-0367 $2.50/0 (c) The Royal Society of New Zealand 1995

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