Environmental conditions that influence toxin biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1239-1253

  Neilan, Brett A ^a   Pearson, Leanne A ^a   Muenchhoff, Julia ^a   Moffitt, Michelle C ^b   Dittmann, Elke ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE TOXIN; MICROCYSTIN; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84876492505     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02729.x     Document Type: Review

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