Microcystin concentrations and genetic diversity of Microcystis in the lower great lakes

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 507-516

  Dyble, Julianne ^a   Fahnenstiel, Gary L ^a   Litaker, R Wayne ^a   Millie, David F ^b   Tester, Patricia A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Great Lakes; Lake Erie; mcyB; Microcystin; Microcystis; Saginaw Bay

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; POTABLE WATER; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CELL DENSITIES; DRINKING WATER; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; GENETIC DIVERSITIES; GREAT LAKES (CO); H IGH CONCENTRATIONS; LAKE ERIE; LAKE HURON; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTINS (MCYST); MICROCYSTIS; NEAR-SHORE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO);

LAKES;

DRINKING WATER; LAKE WATER; MICROCYSTIN;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOASSAY; COLONY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENETIC VARIATION; LAKE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXICITY; TOXIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH HAZARD; LAKE; MCYB GENE; MICROCYSTIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT LAKES REGION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; TEMPERATURE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE HURON; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; SAGINAW BAY; UNITED STATES;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 47549096220     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20370     Document Type: Article

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