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12th International Conference on Harmful Algae

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HARMFUL ALGAE12 th <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Harmful</strong> <strong>Algae</strong>, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 September 2006such as changes of mitoch<strong>on</strong>drialmembrane potential, inhibiti<strong>on</strong> ofcellular proliferati<strong>on</strong>, DNAfragmentati<strong>on</strong>, LDH leakage,propidium iodide uptake, and F-actin depolymerizati<strong>on</strong>.Results show that palytoxin causesstr<strong>on</strong>g F-actin disrupti<strong>on</strong> depending<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> and incubati<strong>on</strong>time. Palytoxin induces fast cellrounding, a fall in mitoch<strong>on</strong>drialmembrane potential that isdependent <strong>on</strong> the c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> andthe time of incubati<strong>on</strong>, release ofLDH from the cells, and it inhibitscell proliferati<strong>on</strong>.PO.13-79Occurrence of the toxicdinoflagellate Prorocentrum limain the Caribbean coast of CostaRicaSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.13 - Regi<strong>on</strong>al eventsMV Vargas, E. FreerUniversity of Costa Rica, SAN JOSÉ, CostaRicaA m<strong>on</strong>thly survey was carried out infive localities al<strong>on</strong>g the Caribbeancoast of Costa Rica in 2005, todetermine the presence anddistributi<strong>on</strong> of P. lima. Thisdinoflagellate, which is known toproduce OA, was identified growingin associati<strong>on</strong> with macroalgae,which typically dominates thesubtidal z<strong>on</strong>e near areas of coralreef. Prorocentrum lima appeared tohave a substrate preference infavour of Sargassum sp. andPadina sp. with more than 200cells/g D.W. This dinoflagellate waspresent year round in all the surveyspots, primarily in the southernregi<strong>on</strong> during March andSeptember. This is the first report ofmacroalgae associated with P. limain the Caribbean of CentralAmerica.Prorocentrum lima was isolatedfrom macroalgal sediments,cultured and tested for toxicity withtriplicate using the standard brineshrimp bioassay, each with 10Artemia microalgal cultures (1000-500-250 cells/well) with a stati<strong>on</strong>aryphase of 24 hours. Toxicity wasfound in P. lima cultures, whichkilled seventy five percent of theArtemia during the first 10 h of thebioassay. Cultures of P. micanswere used as n<strong>on</strong>-toxic microalgalc<strong>on</strong>trols which did not affect theviability of Artemia. Further work willbe carried out by HPLC todeterminate the producti<strong>on</strong> of OA bythese organisms.PO.10-47Importance of nitrogen andphosphorus availability <strong>on</strong> theregulati<strong>on</strong> of Prorocentrum limagrowth and okadaic acidproducti<strong>on</strong>Sessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.10 - Ecophysiology &autecologyIoanna Varkitzi 1 , Kalliopi Pagou 2 , EdnaGranéli 3 , Ioannis Hatzianestis 2 ,Christina Pyrgaki 2 , Aleka Pavlidou 2 ,Georgia Asimakopoulou 2 , BarbaraM<strong>on</strong>tesanto 4 , Athena Ec<strong>on</strong>omou-Amilli 41 Institute of Oceanography, ATHENS,Greece2 Hellenic Centre for Marine Research,ATHENS, Greece3 University of Kalmar, Marine Sciences Dpt,KALMAR, Sweden4 Athens University,Ecology & SystematicsDpt, ATHENS, GreeceThe benthic dinoflagellateProrocentrum lima has beenassociated with many diarrheticshellfish pois<strong>on</strong>ing (DSP) outbreaksworldwide. The major causativeagent of DSP outbreaks in Greekcoastal waters (E Mediterranean) isDinophysis acuminata, an okadaicacid- (OA) producing species.298

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