Spatiotemporal Variations in Microcystin Concentrations and in the Proportions of Microcystin-Producing Cells in Several Microcystis aeruginosa Populations

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4750-4759

  Sabart, M ^a,b   Pobel, D ^b,c   Briand, E ^d,e   Combourieu, B ^a,h   Salencon M J ^f   Humbert, J F ^b,g   Latour, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ISARA   (France)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^f EDF R AND D   (France)

^g UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CELLS; ECOSYSTEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GRANGENT RESERVOIR; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS BLOOMS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

CYTOLOGY;

ALGAL BLOOM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENOTYPE; PEPTIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FRESH WATER; MICROCYSTIN; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FRESH WATER; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77954756369     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02531-09     Document Type: Article

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