Molecular detection of uncultured cyanobacteria and aminotransferase domains for cyanotoxin production in sediments of different Kenyan lakes

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 340-350

  Dadheech, Pawan K ^a,b   Krienitz, Lothar ^a   Kotut, Kiplagat ^c   Ballot, Andreas ^a   Casper, Peter ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b Government College   (India)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aminotransferase; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxin; Kenya; Lake; Sediment

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

CYANOBACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NEW RECORD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LAKE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KENYA; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSAMINASES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANABAENA SP.; ANABAENOPSIS; ARTHROSPIRA SP.; CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NOSTOCALES; OSCILLATORIALES; PLEUROCAPSALES; UMEZAKIA;

EID: 65549091574     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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