Cyanobacterial toxins in Italian freshwaters

Limnologica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-106

  Messineo, Valentina ^a   Bogialli, Sara ^b   Melchiorre, Serena ^a   Sechi, Nicola ^c   Lugliè, Antonella ^c   Casiddu, Paola ^c   Mariani, Maria Antonietta ^c   Padedda, Bachisio Mario ^c   Corcia, Antonio Di ^b   Mazza, Roberto ^d   Carloni, Ermanno ^d   Bruno, Milena ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatoxin a; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Cylindrospermopsin; Freshwaters; Italy; Lakes; Microcystin

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER; LAKE WATER; TOXIN; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 62649127947     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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