Culture-independent evidence for the persistent presence and genetic diversity of microcystin-producing Anabaena (Cyanobacteria) in the Gulf of Finland

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 855-866

  Fewer, David P ^a   Köykkä, Miikka ^a   Halinen, Katrianna ^a   Jokela, Jouni ^a   Lyra, Christina ^a   Sivonen, Kaarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; MICROCYSTIN; SEA WATER;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FINLAND; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANABAENA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FINLAND; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROCYSTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

EID: 63849282721     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01806.x     Document Type: Article

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