Patent ID: 9580759
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: C07K,C12N,C12P,C12Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: obtaining a sample for use in the method; and detecting whether a saxitoxin-producing dinoflagellate is present in the sample by contacting the sample with a nucleic acid primer specific for a dinoflagellate saxitoxin A catalytic domain polynucleotide sequence or an antibody specific for a dinoflagellate saxitoxin A catalytic domain polypeptide, wherein the saxitoxin A catalytic domain is selected from: saxitoxin A1 catalytic domain, saxitoxin A4 catalytic domain, or a fragment of a saxitoxin A1 or A4 catalytic domain, and wherein: the saxitoxin A4 catalytic domain sequence consists of nucleotides 3115-4121 of the polynucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, or nucleotides 3597-3721 of the polynucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, and the saxitoxin A1 catalytic domain sequence consists of nucleotides 160-1821 of the polynucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, or nucleotides 277-2022 of the polynucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3.