rRNA sequences and evolutionary relationships among toxic and nontoxic cyanobacteria of the genus Microcystis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 693-697

  Neilan, Brett A ^a   Jacobs, Daniel ^a   Del Dot, Therese ^b   Blackall, Linda L ^b   Hawkins, Peter R ^c   Cox, Peter T ^c   Goodman, Amanda E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Water Technology Australia   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NOSTOC; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 0030876633     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-3-693     Document Type: Article

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