Interlaboratory comparison of Taq Nuclease Assays for the quantification of the toxic cyanobacteria Microcystis sp.

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-128

  Schober, Eva ^a   Werndl, Michael ^a   Laakso, Kati ^b   Korschineck, Irina ^c   Sivonen, Kaarina ^b   Kurmayer, Rainer ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Ingenetix Ltd   (Austria)

Author keywords

Genotype composition; Microcystin net production; Quantitative real time PCR; Seasonality; Water monitoring

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CYANOGINOSIN; PHYCOCYANIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MCYB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ASSAY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; THERMUS AQUATICUS NUCLEASE ASSAY;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; MICROCYSTIS; PHYCOCYANIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAQ POLYMERASE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 33947280053     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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