Investigating factors affecting growth and cellular mcyB transcripts of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 using real-time PCR

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-188

  El Semary, Nermin Adel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Light; McyB; Microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa; QRT PCR; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA PCC 7806;

EID: 77956740805     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0024-5     Document Type: Article

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