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Development of Molecular Probes for Dinophysis (Dinophyceae) Plastid: A Tool to Predict Blooming and Explore Plastid Origin

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Dinophysis are species of dinoflagellates that cause diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. We have previously reported that they probably acquire plastids from cryptophytes in the environment, after which they bloom. Thus monitoring the intracellular plastid density in Dinophysis and the source cryptophytes occurring in the field should allow prediction of Dinophysis blooming. In this study the nucleotide sequences of the plastid-encoded small subunit ribosomal RNA gene and rbcL (encoding the large subunit of RuBisCO) from Dinophysis spp. were compared with those of cryptophytes, and genetic probes specific for the Dinophysis plastid were designed. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) showed that the probes bound specifically to Dinophysis plastids. Also, FISH on collected nanoplankton showed the presence of probe-hybridized eukaryotes, possibly cryptophytes with plastids identical to those of Dinophysis. These probes are useful not only as markers for plastid density and activity of Dinophysis, but also as tools for monitoring cryptophytes that may be sources of Dinophysis plastids.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by a grant-in aid (4704015 to K.K.) for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture of Japan, and performed as a part of the Iwate Prefecturel Fund for Leading Investigation and Research. We also wish to acknowledge Dr. Shigetoh Miyachi, an international editor of this journal.

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  1. Kiyotaka Takishita & Tadashi Maruyama

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  1. School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University, Sanriku, Ofunato, Iwate, 022-01011, Japan

    Yoshiaki Takahashi, Kazuhiko Koike, Atsushi Kobiyama & Takehiko Ogata

  2. Marine Biotechnology Institute, Heita Kamaishi, Iwate, 026-0001, Japan

    Kiyotaka Takishita & Tadashi Maruyama

  3. Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennoh-dai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan

    Takeshi Nakayama

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Takahashi, Y., Takishita, K., Koike, K. et al. Development of Molecular Probes for Dinophysis (Dinophyceae) Plastid: A Tool to Predict Blooming and Explore Plastid Origin. Mar Biotechnol 7, 95–103 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-004-0482-5

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