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

Dana Nieuwkerk1, Robert Nguyen Ulrich1, Alicia Hoeglund2, Charles L. Tilney2, Katherine Hubbard2 and John H Paul1, (1)University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, United States, (2)Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States