First report of microcystin-LR in the cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-339

  Carey, Cayelan C ^a,c   Haney, James F ^b   Cottingham, Kathryn L ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Drinking water; ELISA; Gloeotrichia echinulata; Microcystin LR; Oligotrophic lakes; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; LAKES; POTABLE WATER; TOXICITY;

CYANOBACTERIA; ELISA; GLOEOTRICHIA ECHINULATA; MICROCYSTIN-LR; OLIGOTROPHIC LAKES;

ALGAE;

CYANOGINOSIN LR; DRINKING WATER; LAKE WATER;

ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLOEOTRICHIA ECHINULATA; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MICROCYSTINS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOTRICHIA ECHINULATA;

EID: 34249740639     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20245     Document Type: Article

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