Molecular Quantification of the Florida Red Tide Dinoflagellate: Measuring rbcL Expression as a Proxy for the Detection of Red Tide

Dana Nieuwkerk1, Robert Nguyen Ulrich2, Alicia Hoeglund3, Charles L. Tilney3, Katherine Hubbard4 and John H Paul1, (1)University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, United States, (2)University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, United States, (3)Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, (4)Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Saint Petersburg, United States