Universitetet I Oslo

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Ewsouth Innovations Pty Limited

Shauna Ann Murray

Brett A Neilan

Kjetill Sigurd Jakobsen

Ralf Kellmann

Russel J S Orr

Anke Stuken

Anke Corinna Stüken

Russel J Orr

The invention generally relates to the field of saxitoxins and the identification of microorganisms capable of producing them. More specifically, the invention relates to the identification of genes encoding saxitoxin in dinoflagellates, and methods for the specific detection of dinoflagellates that are producers of saxitoxins.

Detection of saxitoxin-producing dinoflagellates

The current disclosure generally relates to the field of saxitoxins and the identification of microorganisms capable of producing them. In particular, the saxitoxin A (sxtA) gene comprising catalytic domain sequences saxitoxin A1 (sxtA1) and saxitoxin A4 (sxtA4) is identified in a number of dinoflagellate species. The disclosure relates to methods of detection of saxitoxin-producing dinoflagellates by amplification and detection of the sxtA gene (in particular by PCR) and kits and primers for use in the method are also disclosed. Saxitoxin-producing dinoflagellate genera detected by the method includeor

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