Evaluation of quantitative real-time PCR to characterise spatial and temporal variations in cyanobacteria, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenaya et Subba Raju and cylindrospermopsin concentrations in three subtropical Australian reservoirs

Harmful Algae

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-254

  Orr, Philip T ^a   Rasmussen, J Paul ^b   Burford, Michele A ^c   Eaglesham, Geoffrey K ^d   Lennox, Sarah M ^e  

^a Seqwater   (Australia)

^b SA WATER   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cylindrospermopsin; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; Quantitative real time PCR; Toxic cyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII;

EID: 76049095997     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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