Maintenance of cyanotoxin production by cryopreserved cyanobacteria in the New Zealand culture collection

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-283

  Wood, Susanna A ^a   Rhodes, Lesley L ^a   Adams, Serean L ^a   Adamson, Janet E ^a   Smith, Kirsty F ^a   Smith, John F ^b   Tervit, H Robin ^b   Cary, S Craig ^c  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anatoxin a; Dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO); Microcystins; Nodularin; Saxitoxins

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYOPRESERVATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; TOXIN;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 58149147381     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330809509955     Document Type: Article

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