First observation of the potentially toxic and invasive cyanobacterium species Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) in Tunisian freshwaters: Toxicity assessment and molecular characterization

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1074-1083

  Fathaili, Afef ^a   Jenhani, Amel Ben Rejeb ^a   Moreira, Cristiana ^b   Saker, Martin ^b   Romdhane, Mohamed ^a   Vasconcelos, Vitor ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bir m'cherga reservoir; Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXICITY TEST; TOXIN; TRICHOME; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII;

EID: 77954305910     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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