Variability of the microcystin synthetase gene cluster in the genus Planktothrix (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria)

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-306

  Mbedi, Susan ^a   Welker, Martin ^b   Fastner, Jutta ^c   Wiedner, Claudia ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; mcy Genes; Microcystin; Planktothrix

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; SYNTHETASE;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIALES; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 17244367035     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.03.020     Document Type: Article

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