Diversity of Microcystis aeruginosa in the Klamath River and San Francisco Bay delta, California USA

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-31

  Moisander, Pia H ^a   Lehman, Peggy W ^b   Ochiai, Mari ^a   Corum, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

^c Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

CpcBA; Ecotype; Estuaries; McyA; Microcystin synthetase; Microcystis; Phycocyanin intergenic spacer; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 70349442524     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01320     Document Type: Article

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