An active photosynthetic electron transfer chain required for mcyD transcription and microcystin synthesis in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 811-819

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

mcy operon; mcyD; Microcystin; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MCYD GENE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN COMPLEX PROTEINS; LIGHT; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84862861339     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0842-7     Document Type: Article

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