Microcystin production by Radiocystis fernandoi (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria) isolated from a drinking water reservoir in the city of Belém, PA, Brazilian Amazonia region

Toxicon

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 709-713

  Vieira, José Maria Dos S ^a,d   Azevedo, Maria Teresa De P ^b   De Oliveira Azevedo, Sandra Maria Feliciano ^c   Honda, Ricardo Yukio ^b   Corrêa, Benedito ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais do Estado de São Paulo   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyanotoxins; Microcystins; Radiocystis fernandoi; Toxic cyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; DRINKING WATER;

AERATION AND OXYGENATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOASSAY; BODY WEIGHT; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; FREEZE DRYING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCYSTIS FERNANDOI; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHROOCOCCALES; CYANOBACTERIA; RADIOCYSTIS; RADIOCYSTIS FERNANDOI;

EID: 1642534553     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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