Ecological and molecular investigations of cyanotoxin production

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Kaebernick, Melanie ^a   Neilan, Brett A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsin; Function; Microcystin; Non ribosomal peptide; Regulation; Saxitoxin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOTOXIN; SAXITOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0035025058     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(00)00093-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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