Emerging areas of research reported during the CDC National Conference on Pfiesteria: from biology to public health.

New 'phantom' dinoflagellate is the causative agent of major estuarine fish kills

1992 • 395 citations

The role of nutrient loading and eutrophication in estuarine ecology.

2001 • 225 citations

Insidious effects of a toxic estuarine dinoflagellate on fish survival and human health

1995 • 181 citations

Learning and memory difficulties after environmental exposure to waterways containing toxin-producing Pfiesteria or Pfiesteria-like dinoflagellates

1998 • 158 citations

PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA GEN. ET SP. NOV. (PFIESTERIACEAE FAM. NOV.), A NEW TOXIC DINOFLAGELLATE WITH A COMPLEX LIFE CYCLE AND BEHAVIOR¹

1996 • 148 citations

Field ecology of toxic Pfiesteria complex species and a conservative analysis of their role in estuarine fish kills.

2001 • 90 citations

Review Article: Skin Ulcers in Fish: Pfiesteria and Other Etiologies

2000 • 90 citations

Species of the toxic Pfiesteria complex, and the importance of functional type in data interpretation.

2001 • 72 citations

Trophic Controls on Stage Transformations of a Toxic Ambush‐Predator Dinoflagellate¹

1997 • 66 citations

Current progress in isolation and characterization of toxins isolated from Pfiesteria piscicida.

2001 • 58 citations

Differential diagnosis of ulcerative lesions in fish.

2001 • 50 citations

The standardized fish bioassay procedure for detecting and culturing actively toxic Pfiesteria, used by two reference laboratories for atlantic and gulf coast states.

2001 • 50 citations

Use of molecular probes to assess geographic distribution of Pfiesteria species.

2001 • 49 citations

Skin ulcers in estuarine fishes: a comparative pathological evaluation of wild and laboratory-exposed fish.

2001 • 48 citations

Classification and Identification of Pfiesteria and Pfiesteria-Like Species

2001 • 39 citations

Microfluorimetric analysis of a purinergic receptor (P2X7) in GH4C1 rat pituitary cells: effects of a bioactive substance produced by Pfiesteria piscicida.

2001 • 28 citations

HUMAN VISUAL FUNCTION IN THE NORTH CAROLINA CLINICAL STUDYON POSSIBLE ESTUARY-ASSOCIATED SYNDROME

2001 • 27 citations

Pfiesteria: review of the science and identification of research gaps. Report for the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2001 • 24 citations

Residential and recreational acquisition of possible estuary-associated syndrome: a new approach to successful diagnosis and treatment.

2001 • 24 citations

And the Waters Turned to Blood

1997 • 24 citations

Cohort studies of health effects among people exposed to estuarine waters: North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland.

2001 • 22 citations

Potential human health effects associated with laboratory exposures to Pfiesteria piscicida.

2001 • 20 citations

Diagnosis of Pfiesteria-human illness syndrome.

1997 • 19 citations

Classification and identification of Pfiesteria and Pfiesteria-like species.

2001 • 18 citations

Human health effects and Pfiesteria exposure: a synthesis of available clinical data.

2001 • 16 citations

Neurobehavioral complaints of symptomatic persons exposed to Pfiesteria piscicida or morphologically related organisms.

1998 • 16 citations

A rat model of the cognitive impairment from Pfiesteria piscicida exposure.

2001 • 15 citations

State monitoring activities related to Pfiesteria-like organisms.

2001 • 15 citations

Environmental public health surveillance: possible estuary-associated syndrome.

2001 • 10 citations

Psychologic adjustment of watermen with exposure of Pfiesteria piscicida.

1998 • 7 citations

Fish bioassay and toxin induction experiments for research on Pfiesteria piscicida and other toxic dinoflagellates: workshop summary.

2001 • 5 citations

Pfiesteria-related educational products and information resources available to the public, health officials, and researchers.

2001 • 4 citations

Report from the NOAA workshops to standardize protocols for monitoring toxic Pfiesteria species and associated environmental conditions.

2001 • 1 citations