Diversity and dynamics of microcystin-Producing cyanobacteria in China's third largest lake, Lake Taihu

Harmful Algae

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 637-644

  Ye, Wenjin ^a   Liu, Xianglong ^a   Tan, Jing ^a   Li, Daotang ^a   Yang, Hong ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

DGGE; Hypertrophic lake; mcyA gene; Microcystin producing cyanobacteria; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; PLANKTOTHRIX;

EID: 67349243054     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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