Transcriptomics-aided dissection of the intracellular and extracellular roles of microcystin in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 544-554

  Makower, A Katharina ^a   Schuurmans, J Merijn ^b,c   Groth, Detlef ^d   Zilliges, Yvonne ^e   Matthijs, Hans C P ^b   Dittmann, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Bioinformatics ^*  (Germany)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; KETONES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CARBON LIMITATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM; LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE GENES; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOENERGETICS; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIGHT EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXIN;

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA PCC 7806;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MICROCYSTIN;

DRUG EFFECTS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROCYSTIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

EID: 84920736180     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02601-14     Document Type: Article

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