Identification of cylindrospermopsin in Aphanizomenon ovalisporum (cyanophyceae) isolated from Lake Kinneret, Israel

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 613-616

  Banker, R ^a   Carmeli, S ^a   Hadas, O ^b   Teltsch, B ^c   Porat, R ^c   Sukenik, A ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c Mekorot Israel National Water COLTD   (Israel)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aphanizomenon; Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsin; Lake Kinneret; Toxins

Indexed keywords

BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIA; TOXICITY;

ISRAEL; LAKE KINNERET;

APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS AQUAE; APHANIZOMENON OVALISPORUM; CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII; FLOS; UMEZAKIA NATANS;

EID: 0030869941     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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