Detection and expression of genes for phosphorus metabolism in picocyanobacteria from the Laurentian Great Lakes

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 612-621

  Kutovaya, Olga A ^a,b   McKay, Robert Michael L ^a   Bullerjahn, George S ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Superior; Phosphorus limitation; Picocyanobacteria; Synechococcus spp.

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; LAKE SUPERIOR; LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES; PHOSPHORUS LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM; PICOCYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); LAKES; PHOSPHATASES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; LIPID; METABOLISM; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PICOPLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; LAKE SUPERIOR;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84888829133     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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