TABLE 1.
List of microalgal species used in the experiment
| Current species name (group) | Morphological species name | GenBank accession no. (LSU rRNA gene D1-D2 region) | Strain | PSTs detected | Source | Presence of sxtA4 qPCR product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. pacificum (IV) | A. tamarense | DQ176650 | ATCI02 | Yes | South China Sea | + |
| A. pacificum (IV) | A. tamarense | DQ176651 | ATCI03 | Yes | South China Sea | + |
| A. pacificum (IV) | A. tamarense | DQ176649 | AT5-3 | Yes | South China Sea | + |
| A. pacificum (IV) | A. tamarense | DQ176652 | ATHK | Yes | South China Sea | + |
| A. pacificum (IV) | A. catenella | DQ176647 | ACDH | Yes | East China Sea | + |
| A. tamarense (III) | A. tamarense | DQ176655 | AT-6 | No | Europe | − |
| A. fundyense (I) | A. tamarense | ATLY | Yes | Yellow Sea | + | |
| A. minutum | A. minutum | DQ176657 | AM | Yes | East China Sea | + |
| A. minutum | A. minutum | Am-LYG | Yes | Yellow Sea | + | |
| A. affine | A. affine | ASCH | No | Yellow Sea | − | |
| A. affine | A. affine | DQ176654 | AC-1 | No | South China Sea | − |
| Skeletonema costatum | S. costatum | SC-1 | No | Jiaozhou Bay of Yellow Sea | − |