Analysis of factors affecting the ratio of microcystin to chlorophyll-a in cyanobacterial blooms using real-time polymerase chain reaction

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Ha, Joo H ^a   Hidaka, Taira ^b   Tsuno, Hiroshi ^b  

^a Korea Environment Institute (KEI)   (South Korea)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Cyanobacterial bloom toxigenicity; Microcystin; Microcystis; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIS; REAL-TIME PCR;

CHLOROPHYLL; GENES; TOXICITY;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CHLOROPHYLL A; MICROCYSTIN; SYNTHETASE;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOINDICATOR; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENOTOXICITY; PEPTIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POND; REAL TIME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOXICITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FRESH WATER; JAPAN; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

JAPAN;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 79751512591     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20525     Document Type: Article

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