Heterogeneity of the cyanobacterial genus synechocystis and description of a new genus, geminocystis

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 928-937

  Korelusova, Jana ^a   Kastovsky, Jan ^a   Komarek, Jiri ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Cyanobacterium; Geminocystis; ITS; Phylogeny; Synechocystis; Taxonomy thylakoids; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS AQUATILIS;

EID: 69849101380     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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