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R. Wayne Litaker
Researcher at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publications - 85
Citations - 4681
R. Wayne Litaker is an academic researcher from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Algal bloom & Ciguatoxin. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 78 publications receiving 3947 citations. Previous affiliations of R. Wayne Litaker include North Carolina State University & National Ocean Service.
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Fluorescent Receptor Binding Assay for Detecting Ciguatoxins in Fish
D. Ransom Hardison,William C. Holland,Jennifer R. McCall,Jennifer R. McCall,Andrea J. Bourdelais,Daniel G. Baden,H. Taiana Darius,Mireille Chinain,Patricia A. Tester,Damian Shea,Harold A. Flores Quintana,James A. Morris,R. Wayne Litaker +12 more
TL;DR: A fluorescence based receptor binding assay (RBA(F) was developed to provide an alternative method of screening fish samples for CTXs in facilities not certified to use radioisotopes and is well-suited for routine CTX monitoring programs.
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Gambierdiscus (Dinophyceae) species diversity in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Northern Gulf of Mexico, USA §
Patricia A. Tester,Mark W. Vandersea,Christine A. Buckel,Steven R. Kibler,William C. Holland,Erik D. Davenport,Randall D. Clark,Kimberly Edwards,J. Christopher Taylor,Jennifer L. Vander Pluym,Emma L. Hickerson,R. Wayne Litaker +11 more
TL;DR: The consistent recovery of Gambierdiscus species from deep sampling sites in areas known to produce ciguatoxic fish signals a substantial change in the concept of suitable habitats for GambierDiscus to include depths greater than 50 m.
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Rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of the algal toxin domoic acid
R. Wayne Litaker,Thomas N. Stewart,Bich-Thuy Le Eberhart,John C. Wekell,Vera L. Trainer,Raphael M. Kudela,Peter E. Miller,Alice E. Roberts,Cassandra Hertz,Tyler A. Johnson,Greg Frankfurter,G. Jason Smith,Astrid Schnetzer,Joe Schumacker,Jonnette L. Bastian,Anthony Odell,Patrick Gentien,Dominique Le Gal,D. Ransom Hardison,Patricia A. Tester +19 more
TL;DR: This accurate, rapid, cost-effective, assay offers environmental managers and public health officials an effective tool for monitoring DA concentrations in environment samples.
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Environmental factors influencing the distribution and abundance of Alexandrium catenella in Kachemak bay and lower cook inlet, Alaska.
Mark W. Vandersea,Steven R. Kibler,Patricia A. Tester,Kristine Holderied,Dominic E. Hondolero,Kim Powell,Steve Baird,Angela Doroff,Darcy Dugan,R. Wayne Litaker +9 more
TL;DR: Based on findings, 7-8 °C appears to represent a temperature threshold for significant bloom development in Kachemak Bay, with the greatest risk of shellfish toxicity occurring when temperatures exceed 10-12‽°C.
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Description of a new genus of pfiesteria-like dinoflagellate, luciella gen. nov. (dinophyceae), including two new species: luciella masanensis sp. nov. and luciella atlantis sp. nov.
Patrice L. Mason,R. Wayne Litaker,Hae Jin Jeong,Jeong Hyun Ha,Kimberly S. Reece,Nancy A. Stokes,Jae Yeon Park,Karen A. Steidinger,Mark W. Vandersea,Steve Kibler,Patricia A. Tester,Wolfgang K. Vogelbein +11 more
TL;DR: The genus Luciella is assigned to the order Peridiniales and the family Pfiesteriaceae based on plate tabulation, plate pattern, general morphology, and phylogenetic analysis and is confirmed as monophyletic and distinct from the other genera in the Pfieseriaceae.