Molecular and morphological characterization of ten polar and near-polar strains within the oscillatoriales (Cyanobacteria)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 421-438

  Casamatta, Dale A ^a   Johansen, Jeffrey R ^b   Vis, Morgan L ^c   Broadwater, Sharon T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA sequence; Antarctic; Arctic; Cyanobacteria; Oscillatoriales; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WORLD;

ANAGNOSTIDIS; ARTHRONEMINA; CYANOBACTERIA; LEPTOLYNGBYA; LYNGBYA; MICROCOLEUS; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIALES; PHORMIDIUM; PSEUDANABAENA;

EID: 17744371519     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.04062.x     Document Type: Article

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