Polyphasic study of antarctic cyanobacterial strains

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1257-1270

  Taton, Arnaud ^a   Grubisic, Stana ^a   Ertz, Damien ^a,b   Hodgson, Dominic A ^c   Piccardi, Raffaella ^d   Biondi, Natascia ^d   Tredici, Mario R ^d   Mainini, Mariangela ^e   Losi, Daniele ^e   Marinelli, Flavia ^e,f   Wilmotte, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e Vicuron Pharmaceuticals   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic lakes; Bioactive compounds; Cyanobacteria; Microbial mats; Polyphasic characterization; rRNA operon

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MICROBIAL MAT; MORPHOLOGY; RNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANTARCTICA;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHONDROCYSTIS; CYANOBACTERIA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; OTUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33845584457     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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