TABLE 1.
Algal species that were tested with P. piscicida-specific mitochondrial cytochrome b (Ppcob) and 18S rRNA (Pp18S) primers
| Taxon | Strain (source) | Results obtained with:
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ppcob primers | Pp18S primers | ||
| Pfiesteria piscicida | CCMP1831a | + | + |
| P. piscicida | CCMP1834a | + | + |
| P. piscicida | CCMP1921a | + | + |
| P. piscicida | CCMP1928a | + | + |
| Pfiesteria-like | CCMP1929a | + | + |
| P. piscicida | NCSU113-3 (J. M. Burkholder) | + | + |
| P. shumwayae | P. A. Tester | − | −b |
| Pfiesteria-like | CCMP1829a | − | −b |
| Pfiesteria-like | CCMP1835a | − | −b |
| Cryptoperidiniopsis sp. | CCMP1827a | − | − |
| Cryptoperidiniopsis sp. | CCMP1828a | − | −b |
| Gyrodinium galatheanum | D. K. Stoecker | − | − |
| Prorocentrum minimum | CCMP696a | − | − |
| P. minimum | Exuv (G. Wikfors) | − | − |
| P. minimum | JA9801 (P. M. Glibert) | − | − |
| P. minimum | JA2001 (P. M. Glibert) | − | − |
| P. minimum | P. A. Tester | − | − |
| Alexandrium tamarense | CB307 (D. M. Anderson) | − | − |
| Oxyrrhis marina | Z1 (H. Zhang) | − | − |
| Rhodomonas sp. | CCMP768a | − | − |
a
Culture obtained from Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton.
b
A nonspecific band(s) was generated, and sequencing results indicated that the band(s) was not an 18S rRNA product(s).