Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach

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Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 295-335

  Komárek, Jiří ^a,b   Kaštovský, Jan ^b   Mareš, Jan ^a,b   Johansen, Jeffrey R ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept of genera; Cyanobacteria; Molecular methods; Polyphasic approach; Taxonomic classification

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEW GENUS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84919332199     PISSN: 00327786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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