Identification of cyanobacterial toxins in Florida's freshwater systems

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-152

  Williams, Christopher D ^a   Aubel, Mark T ^a   Chapman, Andrew D ^a   D'Aiuto, Peter E ^a  

^a GreenWater Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

anatoxin a; blue green algal toxins; cyanotoxins; cylindrospermopsin; microcystins; toxigenic cyano bacteria

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 49249137543     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140709353917     Document Type: Conference Paper

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