title: Bloom of Gymnodinium catenatum in Bahía Santiago and Bahía Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico.
abstract: Gymnodinium bloom events are of concern, since they produce toxins, which have unfavorable consequences to marine ecosystems, human health and the economy. This report describes the physico-chemical conditions that were present during the algal bloom event on May 2010 in Bahía Manzanillo and Bahía Santiago, Colima, Mexico. For this, seawater nutrient analysis, phytoplankton counts, identification, and toxicity tests were undertaken. Nutrients in seawater were determined using colorimetric techniques, the higher concentrations (8.88 microM DIN, 0.78 microM PO4 and 24.34 microM SiO2) were related with upwelling waters that promoted the algal bloom that began after registering the year lowest sea-surface temperature, favoring the rapid growth of G. catenatum (up to 1.02 x 10(7) cells/L). Phytoplankton counting was carried out using sedimentation chambers and cells enumerated on appropriated area. The bloom persisted in the bays for approximately two weeks and was associated with toxicity (determined with HPLC) in local oysters (1525.8 microg STXeq/100g), and in phytoplankton (10.9 pg STXeq/cells) samples. Strong variations in cell toxicity (1.4 to 10.9pg STXeq/cells), most likely reflected the availability of inorganic nutrients. The toxin profile of the phytoplankton samples consisted of 11 toxins and resembled those recorded for several strains of G. catenatum isolated from other coastal areas of Mexico.
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad de Colima, Carretera Manzanillo-Barra de Navidad km 20. Col. El Naranjo, C.P.28860, Manzanillo, Colima, México. quijanosonia@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quijano-Scheggia
authors.forename: Aramis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olivos-Ortiz
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bustillos-Guzmán
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcés
authors.forename: Juan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gaviño-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Galicia-Pérez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patiño-Barragan
authors.forename: Christine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Band-Schmidt
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hernández-Sandoval
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: López-Cortés
mesh_terms: D061006:Bays; D004141:Dinoflagellida / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005068:Eutrophication / Q000502:physiology*; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000032:analysis*; D008800:Mexico; D011156:Population Density; D012623:Seawater
chemical_list: D008387:Marine Toxins