Seasonal dynamics of Microcystis spp. and their toxigenicity as assessed by qPCR in a temperate reservoir

Marine Drugs

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1715-1730

  Martins, António ^a   Moreira, Cristiana ^a,b   Vale, Micaela ^a   Freitas, Marisa ^a,b,c   Regueiras, Ana ^a,b   Antunes, Agostinho ^a   Vasconcelos, Vitor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Microcystins; Microcystis; qPCR; Water management; Water quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROCYSTIN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; LIMNOLOGY; MARKER GENE; MCYA GENE; MCYB GENE; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NATURAL POPULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; PORTUGAL; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 80054946461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md9101715     Document Type: Article

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