Genetic diversity within Baltic Sea populations of Nodularia (Cyanobacteria)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 919-923

  Hayes, Paul K ^a   Barker, Gary L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Cyanobacteria; Diagnostic PCR; Genetic diversity; Nodularia; Phycocyanin operon; Population genetic structure

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MICRBIAL POPULATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BALTIC SEA;

NODULARIA;

EID: 0031413707     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00919.x     Document Type: Article

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