Genetic contributions to the risk assessment of microcystin in the environment

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 203, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 192-200

  Dittmann, Elke ^a   Börner, Thomas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxin; Microcystin; Molecular monitoring; Nonribosomal biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOGINOSIN; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; NODULARIN; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; TOXIN;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DAPHNIA; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LAKE; MICROCYSTIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14644427810     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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