Diversity within the Microcystin Biosynthetic Gene Clusters among the Genus Microcystis

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 380-390

  Nishizawa, Tomoyasu ^a   Nishizawa, Akito ^a   Asayama, Munehiko ^a   Harada, Ken Ichi ^b   Shirai, Makoto ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Microcystin biosynthetic gene; Microcystis; Non ribosomal peptide synthetase; Polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149094258     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.22.380     Document Type: Article

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