Microcystin-LR synthesis as response to nitrogen: Transcriptional analysis of the mcyD gene in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1167-1173

  Sevilla, Emma ^a   Martin Luna, Beatriz ^a   Vela, Laura ^a   Teresa Bes, M ^a   Luisa Peleato, M ^a   Fillat, Maria F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyanotoxins; mcy operon; Microcystin; Microcystis; Nitrogen metabolism

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIN LR; NITROGEN;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; REAL TIME; TOXIC ORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MCYA GENE; MCYD GENE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OPERON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA PCC 7806;

EID: 78149467078     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-010-0500-5     Document Type: Article

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